Some NFL free agents, like New England Patriots newcomer Milton Williams, chose to sign with their highest bidder on the open market.
That wasn’t Chris Godwin’s approach to the offseason, though.
Several reports indicated Godwin left significant money on the table to stay with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who signed the veteran wide receiver to a three-year, $66 million deal. The Bucs, as general manager Jason Licht explained, managed to fend off a robust group of suitors to keep Godwin in Baker Mayfield’s arsenal.
“There were several teams that inquired but there was one that kept writing him blank checks,” Licht told WDAE, as transcribed by Pro Football Talk.