Top 3 things from Day 14 of 2022 Bills Training Camp

Safety Jaquan Johnson has had a high volume of reps this training camp due to safety Jordan Poyer being out with an elbow injury. Johnson is entering his fourth year as a Bill and has had a big role on special teams since being drafted in 2019.

While everyone is looking forward to Poyer being healthy, Johnson has appreciated the chance to play with starters to help improve his craft. The safety says players like Poyer and Micah Hyde have helped prepare him for this moment.

“Those two guys are the best in the league, I think,” Johnson said of Poyer and Hyde. “So, just learning off of them every day, how their routines are, how professional they are. I’ve taken that and put it in my regimen, and I feel like when it’s my time, I’ll be ready.”

Johnson knows what it’s like to wait for an opportunity. The safety didn’t start until his junior season at the University of Miami because he was playing behind upperclassmen. He quickly became a leader in Miami’s defense and led the team in tackles one season. Johnson said that experience helped prepare him for life in the NFL.

“Everything is all about attitude and patience,” Johnson said. “So you can’t really do anything but control your attitude, your effort. Whenever you get that opportunity to make the play, you make the most of it.”

Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier has been impressed with Johnson’s ability to take on a bigger role in camp.

“He’s getting more reps, and he’s showing that he’s more than capable if he’s called upon to have to play an extended period of time that he can get the job done,” Frazier explained. “So it’s been really good to watch him and his professionalism through this process, knowing that he’s playing behind two really, really good safeties, and understanding his role.”

The safety is excited for an opportunity at live reps on Saturday against the Colts.

“I want to go out there and have perfect communication,” Johnson said. “When a play…