On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice. This is unfortunate for Gage as he was having a very strong camp and looked to be ready for a strong season. But Gage’s injury opens the door for Bucs rookie wide receiver Trey Palmer.
Tampa picked Palmer in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft and trust us when we say they got a steal. The knock on Palmer coming out of Nebraska was drops but the Bucs have seen none of that since he joined the team.
Palmer looked especially strong on Wednesday in a joint practice with the New York Jets. Palmer had maybe his best day of training camp and showed no fear going against Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner. One thing that has truly stood out with Palmer in the NFL has been his ability to get up to top speed in just a few steps and get past cornerbacks with ease.
The Bucs have Mike Evans and Chris Godwin on the outside but Palmer could move inside to the slot where Russell was lined up to play.
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