Bucs star Chris Godwin suffers gruesome ankle injury broadcast won't show in loss to Ravens

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered much than conscionable a nonaccomplishment to the Baltimore Ravens connected "Monday Night Football."

After prima receiver Mike Evans near the crippled aboriginal aft reaggravating a hamstring injury, his counterpart, Chris Godwin, was carted disconnected the tract with 43 seconds near to play aft suffering a gruesome ankle wounded that the ESPN broadcast refused to replay. 

Buccaneers caput manager Todd Bowles revealed it was a dislocated ankle that Godwin suffered, and the accustomed timeline for betterment from specified an wounded would person him retired the remainder of the season. 

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) is stopped by Tampa Bay Buccaneers moving backmost Sean Tucker, rear, aft a reception during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

It was garbage clip for the Buccaneers, who were down 41-31 and facing a third-and-17, erstwhile backmost Baker Mayfield recovered Godwin successful the mediate of the field, and the receiver turned it upfield to summation the archetypal down.

But portion doing so, Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen rolled connected Godwin’s leg, and 1 could spot the absorption of his near limb was not successful the absorption it should’ve been. 

Godwin was successful evident pain, arsenic trainers and teammates rapidly flocked to him to connection support. He was placed successful an aerial formed connected the tract and carted off. 

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Godwin hauled successful 7 of his 9 targets connected the nighttime for 65 yards, which gives him 576 receiving yards connected the twelvemonth – second-most successful the NFL, lone down Cincinnati Bengals prima Ja’Marr Chase. 

Godwin has been a existent go-to people for Mayfield, who came into this crippled starring the NFL successful passing touchdowns with 15, 5 of which went to Godwin. 

Godwin would’ve had different touchdown drawback contiguous successful the archetypal fractional if it wasn’t for an violative clasp calling it back. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) is carted disconnected of the tract aft an wounded during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Evans, though, recovered the extremity portion archetypal for Tampa Bay connected a 25-yard onslaught from Mayfield. However, helium was hobbling aft it connected the sideline, arsenic helium went into this crippled trying to powerfulness done a hamstring ailment. 

It was afloat reaggravated 2 drives later, arsenic helium couldn’t haul successful different touchdown walk from Mayfield and the tackle by Brandon Stephens, who was besides injured connected the play, led Evans to instantly drawback astatine his close hamstring. 

ESPN reported that Bucs trainers, who walked with him down the passageway toward the locker room, couldn’t adjacent get his footwear backmost connected due to the fact that of the pain. 

Evans’ wounded could beryllium superior moving forward, but the Bucs person a bully accidental of him returning astatine immoderate point.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) is pressured by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) successful the 2nd 4th astatine Raymond James Stadium.  (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

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Godwin, connected the different hand, whitethorn person conscionable played his past crippled arsenic a Buccaneer, arsenic he's acceptable to beryllium a escaped cause pursuing the 2024 campaign. 

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