A familiar face is returning to Buffalo’s running backs room. The Bills have re-signed RB Ty Johnson to a one-year deal.
Johnson spent last season with Buffalo and played in 10 games. The RB averaged 4.4 yards per carry and had one receiving touchdown in 2023.
He also returned eight kickoffs and averaged 20.1 yards per return.
Before coming to Buffalo, Johnson spent almost three full seasons with the Jets from 2020-2022. He played in 44 games and started in five for the Jets.
Johnson has totaled 238 attempts for 1,057 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 93 receptions for 730 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns over his five-year career.
He was originally drafted by Detroit in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
The 59-year-old Guelli will oversee the business operations of both franchises at a time when the NFL’s Bills are building a new stadium and the NHL’s Sabres are launching renovations to their home arena.
He’s from nearby Rochester, New York, and previously spent 10 years working his way up the Bills’ ranks to become their senior vice president of business operations in 2008 under late owner Ralph Wilson.
Guelli left the Bills in 2009 to work for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, and was part of the transition management team when Michael Jordan purchased the franchise a year later and eventually renamed them the Hornets.
In Charlotte, Guelli eventually became the team’s COO and was credited for helping revitalize the sagging franchise, which included securing the Hornets television rights deal and overseeing renovations of the team’s arena.
With the Giants, Guelli revamped the team’s business operations, led efforts to sign former quarterback Eli Manning to a role with the franchise and is currently serving on the NFL’s team presidents business optimization committee.
