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KAMERON JOHNSON NAMED NFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sep 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM

The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver and return specialist Kameron Johnson was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 1. He becomes the first Tampa Bay player to win a Special Teams Player of the Week award since 2023, and the first non-specialist to receive this honor for the Buccaneers since 2015.

In Tampa Bay's season-opening win over the Atlanta Falcons, Johnson sparked a crucial go-ahead, second-half touchdown drive with a 54-yard punt return in the third quarter. It marked the Buccaneers longest punt return since Bobby Rainey returned one 58 yards on Oct. 11, 2015, vs. Jacksonville. Rainey was the last Tampa Bay returner to collect a Special Teams Player of the Week award. Johnson's return was the longest of Week 1 – exceeding the second-best return across the league by 31 yards.

In addition to his contributions as a returner, Johnson also serves as a gunner on Tampa Bay's punt team, which ranked seventh in the NFL, and third in the NFC, in Week 1 in net yards per punt (44.0). He was responsible for one of two punts downed inside the 20-yard line by the Buccaneers on Sunday – tied for the second-most among any NFL team in Week 1.

Since joining the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent out of Barton College in 2024, Johnson has two career punt returns and owns a 32.5 average on those returns – the best mark among all players with multiple returns during that span.

Johnson becomes the first Tampa Bay player to win a weekly award this season after the Buccaneers took home five player of the week awards in 2024.

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