Tampa Bay Buccaneers make 'surprising' cut of former Minnesota WR, per report

NFL teams are starting to make some tough decisions when it comes to who will be making their rosters. A former Minnesota WR was 1 of the players who did not make it, per Greg Auman of The Athletic.

Tyler Johnson is reportedly getting waived by the Buccaneers. He spent his 1st 2 NFL seasons with the team, and had 529 career yards receiving with 2 touchdowns.

Here’s a big and surprising cut: Bucs are waiving receiver Tyler Johnson today.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 30, 2022

Auman seems to think that the decision may have come down to depth at the receiver position. The move is especially surprising because Johnson led the team in catches and yards during the preseason.

Tyler Johnson had a solid preseason, leading Bucs in catches and yards, but the team is moving on from the 2020 fifth-round pick, who had two TDs as a rookie. Speaks well for the depth of their receiving group that he can’t make the cut.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 30, 2022

1 thing that Johnson lacked that the team was looking for was experience on special teams. Johnson’s release may have something to do with that. The former Minnesota wideout was drafted by the Bucs in the 5th round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Also part of the decision to cut Tyler Johnson is him not having special-teams value. With a big top four in Evans, Godwin, Jones and Gage, a fifth active receiver really should have some kind of role on special teams.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 30, 2022

Johnson has proven that he has what it takes to play in the NFL. We’ll see what team decides to pick him up off of the waivers.