The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed their franchise tag on veteran wide receiver Chris Godwin on Tuesday, the team announced.
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 Tuesday'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 is being tagged for the second straight year, which is why he's not receiving the standard $18.