Bills agree to 3-year extension with Taron Johnson fourth-year CB in midst of career year in Buffalo

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The have one of the most-improved defenses in the NFL this season. Cornerback has been at the forefront of the resurgence, and the Bills were willing to make sure he Joel Embiid Jersey remained a key piece of the unit for years to come.Johnson agreed to a with the Bills on Saturday, keeping the slot cornerback in the fold until the 2024 season. Johnson is having a career year with the Bills with 15 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in three games played. Opposing quarterbacks targeting Johnson have just a 57.8 pa ser rating and are completing only 43.8% of their pa ses. Johnson has the ninth-lowest pa s rating allowed among players who have more than 100 coverage snaps this season, per Pro Football Focus."He's developed into a really, really good player, Marial Shayok Jersey one of the best slot corners in the National Football League," Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said, via the Bills website. "So we are very fortunate to watch his development and see his maturation over this period." BUF CB #7 A 2018 fourth-round pick of the Bills, Johnson had trouble staying on the field due to injuries but has been the Zhaire Smith Jersey starting slot cornerback for Buffalo in each of the last three seasons. The Bills have the top-ranked pa s defense through four games in 2021, allowing just 148.8 pa s yards per game. Buffalo has also allowed just three pa sing touchdowns and recorded seven interceptions, Tyrese Maxey Jersey both of which rank second in the NFL. Already having signed to a long-term deal, the Bills wanted to make sure they took care of Johnson next."He just does everything for our defense," Bills safety said. "You've got to have a nickel that's a dog, Paul Reed Jersey and that's him. He's been showing it the last couple years. Just a great kid, a great guy, who has come a long ways. His growth mentally, on the football field, and even off, just becoming a man."It's so cool to see a young guy like that coming along. He's been making a lot of plays in this league for a long time." Click here Click here Click here