February 19th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in A person familiar with contract talks between the Bills and Stevie Johnson says the two sides remain “far apart,” and adds that the receiver doesn’t expect the team to use its franchise tag to retain him. The person spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday on the condition of anonymity because talks are ongoing. Johnson [...]
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Buffalo and Free Agent to Be WR Stevie Johnson Talk Contract
The Bills and the C.J. LaBoy, the agent for wide receiver Steve Johnson, have exchanged proposals on a contract extension, Rodney McKissic of The Buffalo News reports. McKissic adds that LaBoy and the Bills will meet during the 2012 Scouting Combine in Indianapolis to continue discussions. A 2008 seventh-round pick out of Kentucky, Johnson had [...]
Singer Whitney Houston Dies at Age 48
Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen and sang the most memorable Super Bowl National Anthem of all time, has died. She was 48. Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown. News of Houston’s death came on the eve [...]
New England Secures Number One Seed in AFC with 49-21 Win Over Bills
Last week the Dolphins, this week the Bills. The Pats tendency to fall behind big had better end, because whoever they play next may not allow them to get back in the game so easy. Sunday it seemed like it was that easy, as the Pats came back from a 21-0 deficit to pound the [...]
Big Day For Bush Leads Dolphins Over Bills 30-23
Reggie Bush was a forgotten man for the Dolphins while the team stumbled off to an 0-7 record. Lately, he’s been the team, and Sunday it was all Bush again as the Fins topped the reeling Bills 30-23 in Buffalo. The former Saints RB ran for a career-high 203 yards and a score, and it [...]
Chris Johnson Paces the Titans Past The Bills 23-17 in Buffalo
Chris Johnson was at it again Sunday, putting the slow start of 2011 behind him, and going over 100 yards for the third time in four games. The result, a Titans 23-17 win over the Buffalo Bills, that keeps them entrenched in the AFC Playoff race with a record of 7-5. Johnson ran for 153 [...]
The Price for Mocking Plaxico Burress – $10 Grand
A person familiar with the NFL’s disciplinary decision has told The Associated Press that Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has been fined $10,000 for his questionable touchdown celebration in a loss to the Jets last weekend. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league has not made an announcement. Johnson declined to comment [...]
Jets WR Plaxico Burress Says Stevie Johnson’s Celebration Mock Doesn’t Rattle Him
Stevie Johnson received the attention he was looking for when he mocked Plaxico Burress’ nightclub shooting incident during a touchdown celebration Sunday. Unfortunately for the Bills wide receiver, the joke ended up being on him. Johnson drew a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration, an outcome that angered Bills coach Chan Gailey and left the receiver [...]
