The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without Chris Godwin for a while. The wide receiver was carted off with a leg injury with a minute remaining in their 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.
Head coach Todd Bowles said “early indications” are that Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle. “It doesn’t look good,” he said after the game.
The injury happened when Godwin caught a 21-yard pass from Baker Mayfield and was tackled by Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith. The receiver stayed down on the field and appeared to be in significant pain. ESPN declined to show a replay as teammates gathered around Godwin.
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This was the second major receiver injury for the Bucs in Week 7. In the second quarter, Mike Evans exited the game with a hamstring injury, shortly after he recorded the 100th touchdown reception of his career.
Even before Evans’ injury, Godwin was Tampa’s top receiver this season. He came into the week with a team-high 43 catches for 511 yards, along with five touchdown receptions. Godwin added seven catches for 65 yards against the Ravens. Through seven weeks, he’s the NFL leader in receptions with 50.
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