Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) celebrates after a two-point conversion against the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Chris Godwin takes swipe at Dallas with pregame outfit

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 1/16/23

Chris Godwin’s choice of attire before his team’s playoff game was certainly no coincidence.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Godwin showed up to Monday’s wild-card showdown against the Dallas Cowboys wearing an interesting jersey — a red No. 3 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat jersey. Check it out.

Chris Godwin wearing a Dwyane Wade NBA Finals jersey specifically in the lead-up to a playoff game against Dallas of all teams seems rather purposeful. pic.twitter.com/ATM6j1S0cC

— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) January 16, 2023

The significance of the jersey is that Wade has a history of torching Dallas’ professional sports teams. Specifically, Wade lit up the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals, averaging 34.7 points per contest (one of the highest-scoring performances in Finals history) as Miami won the title in six games.

The Mavericks did get their revenge on Wade and the Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals, winning that series in six games themselves. But Godwin’s jersey was a replica of the ones that the Heat wore during that 2006 run against Dallas, making clear which vibe Godwin was going for.

Chris Godwin is wearing a 2006 Finals DWade jersey before his matchup vs the DALLAS Cowboys today pic.twitter.com/s6uxpLen39

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 16, 2023

Though the Bucs were just an 8-9 team this season, Godwin topped 1,000 yards receiving and had a career-high 104 catches. Godwin was not the only Tampa Bay player to send a message with his pregame outfit Monday either.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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