Buffalo Bills' Stevie Johnson had fractured back, per report

Remember when Stevie Johnson was missing spring practices because of an undisclosed back ailment? As it turns out, the Buffalo Bills' top receiver had a fractured vertebrae in his back, which he confirmed to Tim Graham of The Buffalo News.

"It got to the point where, 'It's got to be something more than a strain or something' because every time I sit down it's hurting," Johnson told Graham. "Every time I stand up it's hurting. I lay down, it's hurting. I went through rehab and it wasn't helping. So I got the MRI, and it was a slight fracture."

Even better: Johnson apparently injured the back while he was filming his workout regimen for BuffaloBills.com this past March. Go figure. Graham reports that Johnson received a cortisone shot and an epidural as part of his treatment for the back break.

The perpetually-dinged Johnson has also been dealing with an ankle injury this spring, but he participated in this past week's (now concluded) mandatory minicamp, and had been practicing for a week or two prior to that. He also has yet to miss a start since becoming a starter in 2010, appearing in 48 straight games.