More Evidence Tez Johnson Made It
August 26th, 2025
Gone.
Joe had long maintained there was one spot on the Bucs roster for two players. Which player would survive was unknown.
It appears we now know.
Per Greg Auman of FOX Sports, Trey Palmer has been released.
Joe was convinced the Bucs had one spot for either Tez Johnson or Palmer. That would be as a return man, deep threat. (Please save your 40-time blasts. That’s track, not football. If the 40-time was the be-all, end-all of measuring wide receivers, the NFL would be loaded with past Olympic sprinters).
The Bucs chose not to keep Palmer. So Joe is convinced Johnson will keep a roster spot.
The case with Palmer is strange. He has lightning-fast speed but it was rarely utilized. Palmer and Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield never seemed to be on the same page on deep shots. Joe was told months ago that Palmer needed work on the ends of his route tree. So Joe guesses that was the culprit.
The case for Palmer is strange to Joe. Last year during training camp, Joe was talking to then-Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen about Palmer. Coen told Joe the Bucs wanted to get the ball on short passes to Palmer and then let him use his jets to get YAC.
Coen brought up Palmer’s 56-yard touchdown catch against the Eagles in the playoffs as Exhibit A. But that plan to use Palmer in such a way never developed.
Johnson getting a gig over Palmer proves that with wide receiver, it ain’t all about track speed.
TREY. PALMER. IS. GONE.
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