The journey from self-doubt to self-confidence for Buffalo Bills RB Ty Johnson [Video]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Bills have a lot of trust in running back Ty Johnson and his touchdown catch on fourth down against the Denver Broncos was just another example of that trust.

“Ty just…he makes plays, and Josh has a lot of trust in him as you saw,” head coach Sean Mcdermott said after the team’s win.

“Having the trust of the coaches, Josh, and many other players, it just makes it that much better to go out and have fun,” Johnson told me.

But Johnson wasn’t always this confident in himself.

“The struggles really started in college,” explained Johnson, who broke records at the University of Maryland. “All of this on your plate as a collegiate athlete.”

He would think about the “what if.”

In 2019 Johnson was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round. He saw action as a rookie but was released at the start of his second season. He was then claimed by the New …