What risk?
The way it’s going for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, he’ll have to send his wife to do the dirty work when he next needs a new car.
No local dealership will want to negotiate with him for fear of getting taken to the cleaners.
In the mind of Seth Walder of BSPN, a man who never met a number he didn’t like, Licht got away with another heist Monday when he got receiver Chris Godwin to re-up.
While Walder admits Godwin is not a sure thing — no one has seen him run a route since dislocating his ankle in October — [for the price](https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/43957885/2025-nfl-free-agency-grades-signings-trades-latest-best-worst-deals-draft-outlook#godwin) Licht (Mike Greenberg?) got Godwin, it negated any risk in retaining him.
> **The deal:** Three years, $66 million ($44 million guaranteed)
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> **Grade:** A-
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> … Considering Tee Higgins isn’t available, that DK Metcalf cost $30 million per year and a second-round pick and that Davante Adams cost $23 million per year, the Bucs getting Godwin back at this price is a bargain. Having a second playmaker for Baker Mayfield to target beyond Mike Evans is crucial for the health of the Tampa Bay offense.
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> Godwin comes with some risk, of course. He just turned 29 years old and is coming off an ankle injury that limited him to only seven games in 2024. But he’s also coming off his best season since he tore his ACL at the end of the 2021 season, increasing his yards per route run from 1.8 in 2022 and 1.9 in 2023 to 2.5 in a limited sample in 2024. … He was worth bringing back, particularly at this price.
Everything hinges on Godwin’s ankle. Joe doesn’t know why Godwin was so secretive about his rehab on Tuesday. Godwin couldn’t even tell Bucs fans if he plans to take the field Week 1?
Aside from the ankle, there is no risk with Godwin. The Bucs know this all too well. Godwin’s going to bust his tail, he’s going to be a tremendous teammate and he will be the first-class person the franchise likes to boast is a model citizen.
Godwin is the ultimate professional.