Rewarded.
This hasn’t happened in Tampa since Love Smith patrolled the sidelines and told fans an opposing team’s completion percentage is irrelevant.
Today, Bucs receiver/returner Kameron Johnson was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Stunning.
Joe tips a cap to Todd Bowles, who saw something in Johnson that most fans thought was brewing inside rookie Tez Johnson (no relation).
Second-year man Kameron Johnson made the roster somewhat surprisingly and was named the No. 1 punt returner. His 54-yard return in Atlanta on Sunday was by far the best punt return in the NFL in Week 1, and he downed a punt inside the 20 yard line on coverage teams.
The last time a Bucs non-kicker was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week was October of 2015, versatile running back/returner Bobby Rainey.
Last year, the Bucs’ longest punt return was 17 yards, courtesy of Trey Palmer.