Ty Johnson, a former running back for the New York Jets, has signed with the Buffalo Bills.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Buffalo Bills are adding to their backfield on Monday by signing Ty Johnson, a former running back for the Detroit Lions and New York Jets, after hosting him for a workout.
In 62 career games, Johnson—a sixth-round selection by the Lions in 2019—has recorded 208 runs for 925 yards and four touchdowns in addition to 86 receptions for 668 yards and three more scores. Johnson is a product of Maryland.
The Jets signed Johnson to a one-year contract in March, but they cut him loose a month later. Early in the offseason, he tore his pectoral muscle, but the Bills cleared him to play. Johnson claims that the Jets instructed him to have surgery to repair the injury, and that following the procedure, they would cut him.
He acknowledged that this has led to some “dark days” for him.
Johnson remarked, “I’ve had some dark, dark days, man.” “I informed them [about the injury]. Before this, I had already told them, saying, “Hey, was working out, [the torn pec] happened,” to which the team doctor replied, “You need to get it fixed.” The following day, I took off [for surgery]. returned content that I had completed the task, despite my reluctance to do so. You’re leaving there on Wednesday the following week!”
In any case, given the acquisitions the Bills made earlier this summer to address running back depth, Johnson’s signing comes as a bit of a surprise. At the beginning of free agency, Buffalo signed veteran players Damien Harris and Latavius Murray to one-year contracts. Nonetheless, Johnson’s skill as a receiver might be advantageous given the absence of Nyheim Hines, a third-down back who is currently sidelined for the entire season due to an ACL injury.
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