Taron Johnson receives high praise from Sean McDermott
The Buffalo Bills are full of star power. Josh Allen is one of the game's best quarterbacks, James Cook solidified himself as one of the game's best dual-threat running backs, and Stefon Diggs put together another 1,000 yard campaign. Defensively, the likes of Ed Oliver, Terrel Bernard, and Rasul Douglas helped spark the Bills down […]
The Buffalo Bills are full of star power. Josh Allen is one of the game's best quarterbacks, James Cook solidified himself as one of the game's best dual-threat running backs, and Stefon Diggs put together another 1,000 yard campaign.
Defensively, the likes of Ed Oliver, Terrel Bernard, and Rasul Douglas helped spark the Bills down the stretch, which led to Buffalo winning their last five games.
Amongst all of those big names, though, Taron Johnson is as impactful as any of them, and has been one of the league's most underrated players for the last several seasons. Head coach Sean McDermott had some lofty praise for the Bills' nickel cornerback ahead of their playoff showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"He is one of our most consistent players," McDermott said. "He may be not as gifted with [his] measurables, with his height and size, but you talk about the size of a guy's heart and he plays that way every play, every game, that he's out there. And again, I mentioned the other week about [receiver] Khalil [Shakir] having the respect and admiration [in] that locker room – Taron Johnson is another one. And I think that's a great quality as a player and a teammate."
The Bills will need that consistency from Johnson to slow down a Steelers' offense that is averaging 27 points over their last three games.
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