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The Buffalo Bills have had new talks in a bid to re-sign receiver Stevie Johnson. And general manager Buddy Nix regards adding a pass-rusher as being the team's top priority this offseason. Those were among the several topics Nix touched upon during a wide-ranging news conference Monday. Nix says the team wants Johnson back and adds there's been ''dialogue'...

"You need to get players that are play makers and put them in a position where they can make plays. I know that sounds simple, but that is the key to it." Buffalo Bills GM (and part-time George Gaynes look-alike?) Buddy Nix met with the media for 40 minutes on a chilly Monday morning out at 1 Bills Dr, ready to stand before the firing squad and discuss what exactly...

Bills CB Leodis McKelvin is having shoulder surgery today (Tuesday). That according to McKelvin himself who tweeted as much this afternoon. LMckelvin21 Bout to have surgery.   LMckelvin21 Shoulder   No word at this point as to what part of McKelvin’s shoulder will be repaired. McKelvin appeared in all 16 games in 2011 including six starts.

---Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin had surgery today on his shoulder according to his Twitter page: LMckelvin21 Bout to have surgery. LMckelvin21 Shoulder. McKelvin didn't indicate which shoulder or the extent of the injury. The veteran played in all 16 games this season and started six. ---Rodney McKissic (www.twitter.com/rodneyjmckissic)

In a well-publicized press conference with local media on Monday, Buffalo Bills GM Buddy Nix said that the team had re-opened contractual dialogue with the representation for free agent-to-be receiver Stevie Johnson in the week since the close of the 2011 regular season. Johnson's agent, however, denies that there has been recent dialogue about a potential contract for the fifth...

Mercurial wide receiver Stevie Johnson is set to become a free agent in March. Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix said today that the Bills want Johnson back and that they have had contract talks since the season has ended according to Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Nix did not say whether the Bills would place the franchise tag on Johnson. Source: The...

---Former Bills safety Donte Whitner voiced his displeasure once again with his former team and coach Chan Gailey. Whitner, pictured above, said playing for San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh is a welcome change after playing for Gailey last year. Gailey, he said, routinely assigned blame to the Bills during their 4-12 season. Jets coach Rex Ryan, Whitner said, "will never...

Bills GM Buddy Nix in his Monday press conference said dialogue with Stevie Johnson on a new contract has re-opened. “There were proposals made during the season,” said Nix. ”The last one we made their stance was we’d like Stevie to concentrate on the season and finish out the year and start the talks at the end of the year. There has been dialogue since the season...

Re-opening contract talks with receiver Stevie Johnson and finding a pass rusher -- or two -- are among the Buffalo Bills' top priorities this offseason. General manager Buddy Nix outlined his plans during a wide-ranging, 45-minute news conference on Monday, a week after the Bills (6-10) closed the season with their eighth loss in nine games -- and missed the playoffs for a 12th straight year.