Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will use the franchise tag on former Penn State Football wide receiver Chris Godwin Tuesday, ESPN reports, a prudent move for an offense coming off a Super Bowl victory with QB Tom Brady.
This year, the wide receiver tag carries a $16.43 million cap charge, the average of the top-five salaries at the position, which is how much Godwin will count against the cap for Tampa Bay.
Godwin, 25, is already among the NFL’s premier wide receivers and still has plenty of upside after catching 65 passes for 840 yards and seven touchdowns during an injury-riddled 2020 campaign.