Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally get out of NFL drama that had most of the league in a stranglehold heading into training camp

Morrison gets 93% of his deal guaranteed by the Buccaneers as the 53rd pick. It ends a long stalemate that also affected all but two second-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft. Rookies -and their agents- were sitting put in hopes they could persuade teams into giving them fully-guaranteed contracts like the ones Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger received. Higgins was the second pick in Round 2 and Schwesinger was the first pick, therefore, the rest of the bunch were waiting to see what happened with Nick Emmanwori, the third pick in Round 2, before making any decisions on their respective ends.

San Fransisco 49ers defensive lineman Alfred Collins, the 11th pick of the second round, finally got the ball rolling when he agreed to his deal this past Wednesday. It ended nearly two months of drama and opened the gates for the remaining teams to get their deals done. 

Morrison's role in the Bucs secondary during training camp

For starters, it'll be interesting to see how much Morrison participates on the field during the early portions of camp. Will he be a full go or will he be limited in the beginning? He's toward, if not at, the end of his recovery from hip surgery, but didn't participate in minicamp after logging some practice sessions during OTAs.

Todd Bowles said after the draft that he figured Morrison would be ready to go for camp. Whether he's on the field or not, he's expected to compete for the main backup job behind Jamel Dean and Zyon McCollum.

The fact the Bucs' receiver room is as deep as it is bodes well for Morrison's development. Obviously, backups practice against backups, but all four of the Bucs' top wideouts are more than just backups. Emeka Egbuka would be poised to take the WR1 or WR2 job on just about any other team and Jalen McMillan would firmly be in the WR2 conversation on a different team in another universe. 

After them, there's the established veteran Sterling Shepard and then electrifying rookie Tez Johnson, among a couple of others. 

Better competition opens the door to a quicker learning curve, for Morrison, which is certainly a positive for both him and the Bucs.

And now of all that can be put in motion since Morrison is officially a Buc.