‘It’s a blessing’ | Longest active tenured defensive player enters Year 8
It’s hard to believe, but CB Taron Johnson is already entering his eighth season in Buffalo. With the amount of roster turnover on the defensive side of the ball the last few season, Johnson will enter 2025 with the longest active tenure in a Bills uniform.
“It’s just really a blessing,” Johnson said of being in the league for eight years. Being with the Bills for so long, I couldn’t… before I was in the NFL. I couldn’t see it any other way. It’s been a crazy blessing, and I just want to take full advantage of it.
One of the best nickel corners in the NFL, Johnson intentionally uses the offseason and training camp to experiment with different techniques to improve his craft.
“I try to do different techniques here and there, just because it’s not Sunday. And this is the time where you want to get better and try things, and I feel like that I can bring into the game and get confident from doing it in practice, and then bring it to the game,” he said.
Forcing himself to try new things is Johnson’s way of teaching himself how
“I feel like putting myself in uncomfortable positions is huge for me, maybe things that I might not see that often in the game, or just things where I might not like where I’m at and I feel like that’ll put me in the best positions when I’m in the game to make those plays. My main thing is getting the ball so however I can force turnovers, that’s the goal.”
While Johnson’s role as the nickel corner is secure, he has noticed how competitive the defensive backs room is this season. Between the CB2 competition between Tre’Davious White and Maxwell Hairston, and the battle for depth positions between Dorian Strong, Jordan Hancock and more, there’s a lot to appreciate about how Buffalo’s DBs are getting after it in camp.
“It’s gonna sharpen the corners, the nickels, the safeties… and it’s going to push guys to their full potential,” he said.
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