The Panthers will pay the majority of Diontae Johnson's remaining salary to the Ravens as part of the trade

New Ravens wide receiver Diontae Johnson is a very cheap acquisition in Baltimore.

According to Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com, the Panthers will pay the majority of Johnson's remaining salary as part of the deal, and the Ravens will only have to pay Johnson about $625,000.

The trade was Johnson and the Panthers' sixth-round pick for the Ravens' fifth-round pick. So the Panthers will pay more than $3 million in cash, cap space and trade away Johnson, only to move up perhaps 15 spots in the middle of the third day of the draft.

The trade terms and contract adjustments make it clear how eager the Panthers were to move on from Johnson as they move on this season and try to build for the future. It also suggests the rest of the league doesn't think much of Johnson if that's all the Panthers could get after shopping him around.

Now the Ravens are hoping Johnson can make a difference in a season they hope ends in the Super Bowl. Even if Johnson doesn't do much, he seems worth the price. Because it hardly costs anything.