Buccaneers Waiving WR Tyler Johnson

According to Greg Auman, the Buccaneers are waiving WR Tyler Johnson on Tuesday. 

Johnson was thought to be a good candidate to make the team but Tampa Bay has a ton of depth at receiver and there evidently wasn’t room. 

Johnson, 24, was a four-year starter at Minnesota and was named First-team All-Big Ten before being selected by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the draft.

He was entering the third year of a four-year rookie deal worth $3,609,420 that includes a signing bonus of $314,420.

In 2021, Johnson appeared in all 17 games for the Buccaneers and caught 36 passes on 55 targets for 360 yards.