Overview
- On Friday, Sept. 11, the Bills’ final injury report showed Ty Johnson as a limited participant and listed him as questionable with coach Joe Brady calling his availability a game‑time decision.
- Johnson has been sidelined since leaving an Aug. 8 intrasquad practice with a leg injury and missed the preseason while rehabbing a hamstring.
- If Johnson is unavailable for Sunday’s opener in Houston, the active roster would feature James Cook and Ray Davis as the only healthy running backs and Buffalo could elevate Frank Gore Jr. from the practice squad.
- Johnson serves primarily as Buffalo’s change‑of‑pace third‑down and receiving back after signing a two‑year, $5 million deal in March 2025, so his absence would alter passing‑down packages and snap distribution.
- The Bills will make a final call at game time on Sept. 13 in Houston, a decision that will affect Josh Allen’s backfield options against a strong Texans defense and shape Buffalo’s early‑season depth needs.