Bucs' Chris Godwin to have surgery, likely out for season. Fellow WR Mike Evans to miss 3 games
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin will undergo surgery on a dislocated left ankle
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin will undergo surgery on a dislocated left ankle, a procedure that will likely sideline him for the rest of the regular season.
Coach Todd Bowles said Tuesday that the Bucs (4-3) — who also lost 10-time 1,000-yard receiver Mike Evans to a hamstring injury during Monday night’s 41-31 loss to visiting Baltimore — are holding out hope that Godwin might be able to return if Tampa Bay winds up playing deep into January.
“He will be undergoing surgery very soon and probably be out for the year,” Bowles said. “There’s a chance, if we can make a late playoff run, he could be back.”
Meanwhile, Evans is expected to be sidelined for at least the next three games against Atlanta, Kansas City and San Francisco before possibly returning after Tampa Bay’s bye week when the Bucs face the New York Giants on Nov. 24.
