Bucs just received a nice salary cap boost that can help them re-sign Chris Godwin before free agency starts

At this point, it's just a matter of "when" and not "if" the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-sign Chris Godwin.

The vast majority of signs were pointing in that direction after FOX Sports' Greg Auman reported Tuesday that the two parties agreed to push back Godwin's contract void date of February 17 to March 12, which is the first day of the new league year. The move kept $18.852 million of dead cap from officially hitting the Bucs' books, which simultaneously kept the negotiating window open, as well. 

That all but guaranteed Godwin's future with the Bucs, but things are looking even better after Wednesday's salary cap update: Per ESPN's Dan Graziano, the NFL informed teams that the 2025 salary cap ceiling will be between $277.5-$281.5, which is a minimum of $2.5 million more than the projected number of $275 million that was previously reported.

Before the news came out, the Bucs had roughly $2.24 million in available cap space under a projected cap of $272.5 million per Over The Cap. They already stood to gain about $2.5 million in cap space because of the aforementioned projected total of  $275 million, but now, the Bucs will gain anywhere from an extra $5-$9.5 million in cap space.