Stevie Johnson wants Darrius Heyward-Bey in Buffalo

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Stevie Johnson wants Darrius Heyward-Bey in Buffalo

Posted by Josh Alper on March 13, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT


The Raiders said goodbye to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey on Tuesday and it hasn’t taken long for someone to start wooing him to a new team.

Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson told Josina Anderson of ESPN that he wants Heyward-Bey to make the trip across the country to become part of the offense in Buffalo. Johnson’s sales pitch centered on Heyward-Bey not having to do as much in the Bills offense as he was asked to do in Oakland.

“Tell DHB come be a Bill,” Johnson said. “He was stepping into that role of playmaker for his team. With me opposite him the game will be simplified a ton so he can ball out. Not that I think he needs that wide receiver opposite him anymore, but given the situation I think it’ll benefit us all.”

Barring any more fun with phones, Johnson doesn’t have any actual ability to sign Heyward-Bey so his opinion hardly constitutes interest on the Buffalo end. That said, the Bills do need to improve at receiver (and quarterback, for that matter) and Heyward-Bey’s speed could make him a good match with the shorter routes that Johnson has favored in the past.

Johnson is making more sense than RM it seems.