“Tez Johnson Needs A Podcast”
May 18th, 2025
Pitches a Bucs podcast.
Joe really believes if this guy makes the final-53 this September, he’s quickly going to become a fan favorite.
He may already be.
Who is “he?” That would be rookie receiver/returner Tez Johnson.
The Bucs’ seventh-round pick proved he’s has both the personality and the one-liners to become a star provided he can make the NFL.
Just minutes after the Bucs selected him, Johnson did a Zoom call and he was dropping one-liners right and left. Even after the draft, Bucs assistant general manager Rob McCartney joked how Johnson “lights up a room.”
Then the Bucs released video of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht calling Johnson to welcome him to the Bucs. One of the first things out of Johnson’s mouth was, “What took you so long?”
(Licht had a great comeback. “Well, we didn’t have a sixth-round pick.”)
When Johnson appeared with the local pen and mic club before rookie minicamp, he again was dropping one-liners right and left. This kid is a dream from a marketing perspective.
And it seems even Kay Adams of FanDuel TV recognizes this. Adams showed up this weekend at an NFL rookie symposium of some sort to load up on interviews. Joe is guessing she’s going on vacation soon and the interviews will cover for her prancing across the globe.
There, she apparently crossed paths with Johnson and she took to Twitter to suggest what many already believe.
He sure does. Huge personality. And he’s a good dude, it appears. Funny as heck.
But before he becomes the next Chris Rock, Johnson’s got to become a full-time Bucs receiver/returner. He has to make the team. Then he can discuss becoming a celebrity along the lines of the guys on “The Pivot” or the Kelce Bros.
Joe can sure predict becoming a fan favorite if he makes the team.
May 18th, 2025 at 12:06 am
He needs to shut up and play.
May 18th, 2025 at 12:21 am
Cobra boy- seriously? Get a clue dude. People are actually capable of speaking and going to work.
May 18th, 2025 at 12:41 am
“Joe can sure predict (Tez) becoming a fan favorite if he makes the team.”
Pickgrin predicts that not only will Tez ‘make the team’ – he will have multiple explosive plays in his rookie year…. with at least 3 TDs – 1 of which will come on a punt return….
Tez has elite stop/cut/start abilities….
Can’t wait to see this young man out there breaking defenders ankles.
May 18th, 2025 at 1:59 am
We’re here rooting for you Tez! Podcasts and football let’s go!! BAAAAAAAAKE
May 18th, 2025 at 2:22 am
7th rd and then Big Dez?….man please….Jason and his scouts know how!
May 18th, 2025 at 3:59 am
He will most definitely make the team for one main reason in which the TEZ-manian devil has said himself….
“That punt return job is MINE” 💯
If u think he was joking around just stay tuned and see yourself.
🏴☠️💪🔥💯
May 18th, 2025 at 4:58 am
karl the truth…
spurlock…
on deck: the tez-manian devil
May 18th, 2025 at 5:44 am
Loving Tez! He will walk the talk! Cheering for Tez!
May 18th, 2025 at 5:51 am
Can’t wait
May 18th, 2025 at 5:56 am
Cobra
Who wizzed in your Wheaties this morning? That’s beyond negative!!!
Everybody loves a story of the little guy winning out against BIG guys.
May 18th, 2025 at 6:38 am
Hopefully he’s not just another Sanders type self hyping loudmouth with five pound chains.
May 18th, 2025 at 7:05 am
From Darden to Palmer and now Tez, we Bucs fans have a recent history of pulling for the underdog late round WR.
Still rooting for Palmer, but don’t be shocked to see him be a Jaguar, Panther or Patriot on Week 1.
P.S. True Bucs fans will always have a soft spot in their heart for Tyler Johnson for just one catch. Yeah, you know the one.
May 18th, 2025 at 7:06 am
How to become a fan fav. Emulate your buddy Bucky. Bucky is a fav without saying a word. Break some ankles on a punt return or after a catch. Then the fans will love your shtick Tez
May 18th, 2025 at 7:49 am
A reality show of Tez and Dez, if him and Desmond Watson make the team.
May 18th, 2025 at 8:59 am
Cobraoldfart I think there are some kids stepping on your lawn right now.
May 18th, 2025 at 9:34 am
Cobra Boy.
Fans like you hurt our team.
Your negative energy is toxic on a quantum level.
You should learn from Mike Evans and Chris Godwin on how to be a solid human being.
Cobra boy suits you.
Because you are clearly venomous.
God help you.
May 18th, 2025 at 9:42 am
Cobraboy needs to shut up, period.
May 18th, 2025 at 9:45 am
The little dude ain’t done squat in the NFL but talk.
I value production vastly more than personality.
Bucs drafted a WR/KR, not a stand-up comedian.
Produce, even in a PS scrimmage, then talk all you want.
I make no apologizes for being Old School.
May 18th, 2025 at 10:12 am
Cobraboy thinks he’s hotsh!t, probably into self-asphyxiation because only he can satisfy himself.
May 18th, 2025 at 10:28 am
Oh, I get it: casuals value style over substance.
Prove yourself on the field, then talk all you want.
May 18th, 2025 at 10:32 am
Teacherman:
Nothing I say or do can affect the outcome of one game.
Nothing.
Lessons from Evans and Godwin? Johnson should take lessons in humility from Evans and Godwin, neither of whom shoot their mouths off, and certainly not before their first joint underwear practice as rooks.
May 18th, 2025 at 10:40 am
Tez, Dez and Shilo. Those are some great personalities to add to the roster.
May 18th, 2025 at 3:28 pm
Snowflakes hate it when performance based feedback is given. Cobra speaks good advice for the little feller. As of right now Tezzy is no better than Dexter App State or Jaelen Dardung.
I’m with Cobra on this. Casual snowflakes are the ones who hurt the team by being satisfied with mediocrity and lousy defense.
May 18th, 2025 at 4:19 pm
No.
Tez Johnson DOES NOT need a podcast.
Not yet, anyway.
He needs to focus on making the team and taking his game to the next step from college to the pros.
Then he can worry about a podcast.
And judging from what we’ve seen and heard, he’ll be pretty good at both.
In the meantime, I’ll join the chorus calling for him to follow the examples of Mike and Chris.
May 18th, 2025 at 4:30 pm
Tez can and does play football. He is a little dawg but he is still a dawg. I don’t think we have to worry about any rookie jamming up the Bucs culture. I think he will make the team and see offensive snap as the season progresses. I won’t be surprised if he ends up being a big play guy on returns. This guys brother is an NFL Starting QB. Tez is a football player from a football family.
May 18th, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Telling a player to “shut up” is what I call snowflake. The dude is 155 lbs, drafted, and currently on a NFL roster. You keyboard tough JBF claim to fame at best in life posters probably quit pee-wee football day one. He’s confident, big f’ing deal.
May 18th, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Seems Booty Lover does not know my background.
BTW- I tell any player with low or zero production but with a big mouth to shut up and play.
This little dude ain’t done squat in the NFL. Yet.
May 18th, 2025 at 6:41 pm
It’s not like he’s trash-talking other players, there’s a big difference in being a crass hot shot talker like yourself, and a player possessing uber-confidence.
No, I don’t know your background? I doubt you ever sniffed pro. Did you play for the North Texas Armadillos?
May 18th, 2025 at 9:22 pm
Let the little guy have his 15 minutes of fame, if he flames out so be it but he might earn a little coin in the meantime to supplement that NIL loot…. If you do not like his outgoing personality, then tune him out, no big deal. Lets see what the kid does in training camp and go from there. I hope he makes the team and makes a few splash plays. I do not immediately dislike the kid because he is vocal and uber confident but at the same time he has to earn a spot on the roster.
May 18th, 2025 at 9:25 pm
Booty lover, I agree, he is not doing a “Flashlight” on others like Meshawn Johnson did to Wayne Chrebet.
May 18th, 2025 at 11:32 pm
:Facepalm:
Just when you think you find the Chairman of the village idjut’s club, another village is discovered that puts forward an even more viable candidate.
May 19th, 2025 at 12:14 am
“Casual snowflakes are the ones who hurt the team by being satisfied with mediocrity and lousy defense.”
…says the poster that thinks simple comments make an impact on a professional football team. None of us are that important, genius.
May 19th, 2025 at 2:42 pm
For a little guy he played big in big games. He’s not the dude from Appalachian State coming to the Bucs based on one game. If he holds up physically against the big boys I think he definitely could be a huge step up in the punt return game and sprinkle in some plays on offense to use his make you miss qualities and Bobs your Uncle.
May 24th, 2025 at 6:18 pm
Imagine a shilo sanders and tez johnson podcast tho