Chris Godwin was surprisingly active on Sunday night, but he exited his Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 19-3 win over the Dallas Cowboys with yet another injury. However, it sounds like things are looking OK on the injury front for the receiver.
Godwin suffered a torn ACL in Week 15 last season and spent the offseason rehabbing the injury. Many people did not expect him to play in Week 1, but he had three catches for 35 yards before exiting in the second quarter with a hamstring injury.
According to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Godwin suffered a hamstring strain and is expected to miss a few weeks.
The Bucs offense did not look explosive against Dallas. The team only scored one touchdown and mostly settled for field goals. (Ryan Succop went 4/5 on his kicks.) Mike Evans caught the lone touchdown on a fade in the end zone. Tampa Bay seemed to miss Rob Gronkowski’s dominant presence in the red zone.
Julio Jones, who caught three passes for 69 yards in his Bucs debut, will likely see more targets, as will Russell Gage, so long as Godwin is out.
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