TAMPA, Fla. - While he may have a brand-new three-year deal in hand worth $60 million and $40 million guaranteed, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin described the last few weeks as a "whirlwind" of emotions.
Godwin was dealing with the uncertainty his NFL future -- trying to heal a torn ACL and MCL for which he underwent surgery for -- while set to become an unrestricted free agent. And, after the Bucs lost the NFC divisional playoff game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, quarterback Tom Brady announced that he was retiring.