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Xavier Johnson has played for three clubs since 2024, the last of them the Bengals (December 2025–August 2026) — waived, placed on injured reserve and waived by the Texans within four days in August 2025 along the way; most recently released through waivers by the Bengals on August 31, 2026.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

• Mon, Aug 31, 2026Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsBengals → free agent
• Sun, Aug 30, 2026Waived, No RecallBengals
• Wed, Dec 10, 2025Practice SquadBengals
• Fri, Aug 22, 2025Waived, Injury SettlementTexans
• Wed, Aug 20, 2025Reserve/Injured from Waived/Injured; Not Against 90Texans
• Tue, Aug 19, 2025Waived, Injured, Prior to Cut to 53Texans
• Thu, Aug 29, 2024Practice SquadTexans
• Wed, Aug 28, 2024Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsBills → free agent
• Tue, Aug 27, 2024Waived, No RecallBills
• Fri, May 10, 2024Free Agent SigningBills