Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Buffalo Bills receiver Steve Johnson has been fined $10,000 for his questionable touchdown celebration in a loss to the New York Jets last weekend, a person familiar with the NFL’s disciplinary decision has told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league has not made an announcement. Johnson declined to comment except to say he had an overnight courier envelope from the NFL left at his locker Wednesday.

Johnson was fined as a result of a celebration in which he mocked Jets receiver Plaxico Burress by mimicking shooting himself in the thigh after scoring on a 5-yard catch late in the first half. Burress served 20 months in prison for shooting himself in a New York City nightclub in 2008.

Johnson’s much-criticized celebration came immediately after the Bills’ top receiver scored with 2:06 left in the first half to put the Bills up 14-7.

Using his hands as pistols, Johnson mimicked shooting himself in the thigh. Johnson didn’t stop there. He then imitated a jet in flight before crashing to the turf. That proved particularly costly, because he was flagged 15 yards for going to the ground.

The Bills blew a squib kick on the next kickoff, leading to the Jets capitalizing on a short field to tie the score a little over a minute later.

Johnson said he was unaware he would be penalized, and added he regrets making fun of Burress.

He’s exchanged texts and apologized to Burress, adding that “everything’s cool” between the two.

Burress told ESPN Radio in New York that he and Johnson talked and agreed to move on.

“I don’t look at him as any less than he was before. And I don’t want everybody to say he’s a bad guy because he made a mistake. I’ve made a few in my life,” Burress said. “I have a lot of respect for him as a player. And I think he’s going to rebound from that.”

Although Burress declined to slam Johnson, the celebration has made Johnson into a lightning rod for criticism.

Jets coach Rex Ryan called Johnson’s celebration “ridiculous” and former NFL player-turned-TV-analyst Rodney Harrison called the receiver’s antics “dumb” and “immature.”

Bills coach Chan Gailey said Monday he was still bothered by Johnson mocking Burress, but said he’ll leave it to the NFL on whether further discipline is warranted.

“If I benched everybody for every dumb mistake that was made, there wouldn’t be any coaches or players out there because we’ve all made dumb mistakes,” Gailey said. “Everybody gets happy about scoring. I don’t want him to not like it. But at the same time, you’ve got to be under control.”

Johnson said he’s unfazed by the criticism, but a conversation with Gailey has led him to rule out further post-touchdown celebrations.

“He was telling me I have to be smarter. I’ve got to be more aware of the situations and rules,” Johnson said. “I’ll listen to every word that he says. That’s my coach.”

This isn’t the first time Johnson’s drawn attention — and a flag — after a score.

Last year, he shelled out a combined $15,000 after twice being fined by the NFL. That included a $10,000 fine and a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration for falling back to the ground after pretending to shoot off a rifle — mimicking what the Patriots’ Minutemen do following a New England score — in a 38-30 loss at New England.

–ESPN