The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened the year without one of their most reliable weapons. Wide receiver Chris Godwin has been sidelined since ankle surgery , and the team initially targeted a Week 5 return for him.

That timeline gave Tampa Bay a chance to manage his recovery carefully while leaning on Mike Evans and a group of younger receivers in the early weeks of the season.

Still, optimism is building around Chris Godwin’s injury status. According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the veteran wideout has made encouraging progress in practices , though a Week 3 comeback against the New York Jets may be overly ambitious.

Fowler noted that Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles is viewed internally as a far more realistic return date. Godwin himself has been ramping up activity, but the Buccan

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