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Rookie receiver Tez Johnson.
Early this season, head coach Todd Bowles referenced rookie receiver Tez Johnson having a big learning curve in the Bucs offense.
The contrast with football genius and fellow rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka was stark.
There’s still a big gap between those two when it comes to football IQ and knowledge, but it seems Johnson is getting extra help.
On the Buccaneers Radio Network yesterday, Johnson and 10-year veteran receiver Sterling Shepard sat down for a lively chat that turned into a lot friendly arguing. It was there that Shepard revealed Johnson goes for regular private lessons with the Bucs’ receivers coach to help him understand what just happened in the daily Bucs receivers meeting.
Johnson seemed a little hurt Shepard was needling him publicly for that.
Shepard made sure Johnson knew the extra work is respected.
“Don’t get me wrong, I love that you go do those things because it helps us play faster on Sundays; it helps you be the player that you are,” Shepard told Johnson.
Johnson replied that while he might do something stupid before plays, he knows how to get lined up on gamedays.
Johnson added that he’s typically quiet in meetings because he doesn’t want to get razzed for asking a dumb question. He said he prefers to let Shepard and Chris Godwin ask questions and take notes.