Buccaneers Tagging Chris Godwin

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are placing the franchise tag on star wide receiver Chris Godwin, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Godwin is coming off a torn ACL in the 2021-22 NFL season and the two sides are using the franchise tag as a way to continue exclusive long-term negotiations.

The 26-year old posted over 1,100 years in 2021 despite only playing in 14 of them before tearing his ACL. Both sides want to get a long-term deal done and have interest in keeping Godwin a Buccaneer.

Godwin suffered the injury on December 19th in a game against the Saints. An average torn ACL recovery time is around 6-9 months which, assuming it would be nine, would put him at the middle of September — towards the beginning of the 2022-23 NFL season.