5 teams that should sign Chris Godwin this offseason
Chris Godwin did not have an ideal contract year, but these five teams should be in the mix to sign him this offseason.
With the arrival of Tom Brady came higher expectations for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As a prominent weapon for his new quarterback, Chris Godwin was lined up to a least repeat a breakout 2019 campaign (86 receptions for 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns).
But it was not to be. Godwin emerged from Week 1 in the league’s concussion protocol, which cost him Week 2. Then a hamstring issue sidelined him for Week 4 and Week 5. And finally, a fractured finger suffered in Week 7 cost him one game.
Intertwined with those ailments was Tampa Bay signing Antonio Brown. Godwin still played plenty, but in Brown’s first five games as a Buccaneer he had less than 55 yards three times and more than six targets twice.
Godwin ended the regular season on a high note, with five catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons. Over the final three games he had four touchdown catches, as he finished with 65 receptions for 840 yard and seven touchdowns over 12 games.
If Mike Evans (knee) is out or limited during the playoffs, Godwin will have at least one game to boost his stock in free agency among a deep class of wide receivers.
5 teams who should sign Chris Godwin in free agency
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The Colts may have to find a quarterback this offseason, depending on how things work out with Philip Rivers. But cap space will not be an issue again, with over $65 million to spend right now (according to Over The Cap) to sign a quarterback and add weapons around whoever it is.
The Colts have wide receivers T.Y. Hilton and Zach Pascal both headed to free agency, so a reshaped depth chart may be coming. Even if both are brought back, there should be room for a notable outside addition. Spotrac tabs Godwin’s market value at $17.2 million per year, on a projected four-year, $68.8 million deal. That would be no trouble for Indianapolis, it’s just a matter of how they allocate their resources.