"Today is "locker cleanout day" at One Bills Drive. Here's hoping that Stevie Johnson spends as much time clearing out his locker as he does dreaming up his touchdown celebrations.

Front office types should show up in the locker room with empty cardboard boxes, in case Johnson needs help gathering all his things. They could hand him a bag lunch and a bus ticket, in honor of former coach Gregg Williams, and form a reception line as he leaves the premises. Forever.

That's it. I'm done with the guy. OK, I gave Johnson a pass after the Jets debacle (which he probably dropped). I said the Bills should try to sign him to a contract extension, because he was their best receiver and they need to keep their top players. His childish behavior had hurt his team, but he seemed genuinely remorseful and promised it wouldn't happen again.

Well, it happened again. Johnson got penalized for another TD celebration in the first quarter Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Coach Chan Gailey, following a team rule he had instituted after Stevie's celebration penalty hurt the team in New York on Nov. 27, benched him for the rest of the game. The Bills, who had an early 21-0 lead, fell apart and lost to the Patriots, 49-21.

It was a less flamboyant celebration, I'll admit. This time, Johnson had the words "Happy New Year" written on his T-shirt underneath his jersey. After catching an 18-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Johnson lifted his jersey and displayed the message in view of the official, who threw the 15-yard flag.

Was it as outrageous as his demonstration at the Jets, when he mocked Plaxico Burress by pretending to shoot himself in the leg and recreated an airplane crash? No. Johnson said he didn't think it was enough to get a penalty. He didn't get flagged in Cincinnati last year for flashing the "Why So Serious?" T-shirt.

But that's not the issue. The issue is that Johnson would consider any sort of TD celebration after the fiasco against the Jets, no matter how inoffensive. He said his antics cost his team the game against the Jets. He said it was stupid. He knew Gailey had a harsh new policy in place."