The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed their franchise tag on veteran wide receiver Chris Godwin, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.
A long-term deal with Tampa Bay could get done before Monday's legal tampering period kicks off, but no contract will be done by today's 4 p.m. ET deadline, a source said. As such, he'll receive $19.18 million. The two sides had been working on hammering out a new contract for the last 24 hours, sources said.
Godwin suffered a torn ACL in the Buccaneers' Week 15 loss to the New Orleans Saints, ending his season.