The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued a nightmare Monday night by losing one of their two big receivers to the Baltimore Ravens in a Game 7 loss at home. Mike Evans (hamstring) got sick early In the first half, Chris Godwin came closest to sustaining vital leg trauma with 1:04 left to play.
Head coach Todd Bowles said after the game that early indications were that Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle. The next evaluations showed the analysis. Godwin will undergo surgery at this speed, according to NFL Media. I am ready to become a sovereign agent in 2025, he will have played the best game of his career as a Buccaneer.
The trauma occurred on a 21-yard catch-and-run with Tampa Bay trailing 41-31, which ended up being the sport’s definitive score. Godwin’s trauma was so terrible that the ESPN broadcast did not show a replay of the month Godwin became ill.
Godwin was in the middle of his career for a year, leading the NFL in receptions (50) and ranking second in receiving yards (576) and second 1/3 in receiving touchdowns (5). Evans’ six receiving touchdowns are co-leading the NFL along with Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase.
Godwin’s version of that damage, according to ESPN, seemed to encompass all elements of the now-illegal hip drop version. The play is under evaluation, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, and if it proves to be a version of a hip drop, Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith could be subject to a good outcome.
Then the game’s head coach, Todd Bowles, defended his decision to keep Godwin, as well as Baker Mayfield and other starters, in the game, seemingly out of reach.
“He’s a player and we’re trying to win the game,” Bowles said. “We were down by 10, so we were still trying to score points and kick another onside kick, and it just happened. With Mike [Evans] Coming down we didn’t have as many receivers, so we played with what we had.
“It’s extreme [Godwin] we receive harm and we really feel like sinners because of it. But he’s a football player and he was looking to be in the game just like Baker and everyone else wanted to be in the game.”
Tampa Bay could also be more competitive ahead of the NFL deadline on Nov. 5. The next two-goal quarterback Baker Mayfield suffered serious injuries to his lower frame. The Buccaneers’ next men include nine-year veteran Sterling Shepard, 2023 sixth-round pick Trey Palmer and 2024 third-round rookie Jalen McMillan.
