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Buccaneers 'fortunate' for Tez Johnson amid WR injury crisis

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can't catch a break when it comes to injuries on the offensive side of the ball against the San Francisco 49ers , already without Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield lost Emeka Egbuka in the third quarter.

But it didn't matter.

Why? Tez Johnson.

The rookie has stepped up in the last two weeks, with yards totals of 59 and then 45, with his game against the 49ers seeing him haul in his first NFL touchdown with a diving catch, before doing a backflip in the endzone.

And speaking about Tez, Buccaneers receivers coach Bryan McClendon was nothing but glowing about Johnson from the first time he saw him to now.

“The first thing that jumped off when you watch Tez coming o

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