Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson, whose four-year rookie contract is up after this season, has reportedly asked the team for an annual salary of $7.5 million for his next deal. Buffalo's WGR-AM cited a source close to the situation in reporting Johnson's asking price on Thursday. The station said the Bills have not made an offer to Johnson and have not mentioned the idea of applying the franchise tag to him.

With negotiations between the Bills and Stevie Johnson currently at a stand still, there is a chance that the wide receiver may play his final game with the team on Sunday. "Last week playing at the Ralph, I thought about it, walking around, walking off the field looking at the crowd, it seems kind of crazy that these four years went kind of fast," Johnson said. Johnson recently said he is seeking a contract that averages under $9 million per season, which would land him among the NFL's top paid wide receivers. Should the Bills choose to make him their franchise player, giving him a one-year extension in a sense, at a price tag of over $10 million for one year. "Being in the city and they've adopted me, and I've thought about it, I'm still pretty sure that I'll be here next year, but if not, it's pretty crazy," he said.

The Bills have held talks to continue playing annual games in Toronto. And QB Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't going anywhere, but needs more talent around him. Those were among the messages Bills owner Ralph Wilson delivered during a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.

Not even the presence of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow could prevent Buffalo's home game on Saturday from being blacked out on local television. The Bills announced Wednesday they still had about 24,000 tickets left for their final home game of the season. Buffalo closes its season having its last three home games blacked out.

Stevie Johnson could be down to playing his final games with the Bills after contract talks broke off a few weeks ago. Though he would prefer re-signing with the Bills, Johnson is now left pondering the future after the team rejected his last offer. Based on how negotiations ended, Johnson said the ball is essentially in the Bills' court because there's no reason for him to re-open talks before he's eligible to become a free agent.

The Bills have signed offensive tackle Erik Pears to a contract extension. Pears, a seven-year NFL veteran, is in his first full season with the Bills. He's started 13 games at right tackle this season, and is part of a line that's allowed a league-low 17 sacks. He's provided stability to a position that had been in flux before he signed with Buffalo as a free agent last December.

Bills coach Chan Gailey came out in defense of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on Monday. Fitzpatrick continued to take the brunt of the criticism for Buffalo a day after he went 13-for-34 for 176 yards passing and two interceptions in a 37-10 loss at San Diego. "None, zero: I have no questions about him," Gailey said. "We've all seen him do it. We know he can do it. I think as soon as we continue to work on getting everybody on the same page, I think Fitz will be fine. If that was my biggest problem, I wouldn't have any problems." There's plenty of blame to go around on a team with a porous defense that's given up an average 32 points over the past six games.

The Chargers say their game Sunday against the Bills will be blacked out in Southern California. The team says nearly 5,000 tickets remained unsold by Thursday's deadline. This is San Diego's second blackout this season. Their game against Miami on Oct. 2 also failed to sell out.