Johnson recorded five tackles (three solo) and one pass breakup in Buffalo's loss to Houston on Thursday night.

Johnson’s base salary being converted to a signing bonus may allow One Bills Drive to make moves ahead of trade deadline.

Buffalo will face a team hit by injuries on offense. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a loss to the New England Patriots without running back Bucky Irving and wide receivers Chris Godwin, along with wide receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan on injured reserve.

Without Benford and Johnson and even Brandon Codrington, the Bills will enter Sunday's game thin in the secondary. Johnson has started three games, while Benford is fourth on the team in tackles including a key sack of Patrick Mahomes in last week's statement win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Johnson has been battling a groin issue and missed each of Buffalo's past two games. However, he'll be able to return Sunday after logging an LP/FP/LP practice progression this week. Johnson should return to his usual role as the Bills ' starting slot cornerback, which could push Cam Lewis back to a rotational role.

The Buffalo Bills officially restructured the contract of CB Taron Johnson in recent days to create some extra cap space. According to Field Yates, the Bills created $1.75 million of cap space by converting Johnson’s base salary into a signing bonus.

The Buffalo Bills seem to regain at least one starter and lose at least another every week. In this week's edition, linebacker Terrel Bernard and Matt Milano were back, and cornerback Taron Johnson and linebacker Shaq Thompson were out. Defensive end ...