TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers ‘ Chris Godwin will undergo surgery for a dislocated left ankle and will likely be done for the year, coach Todd Bowles said Tuesday, one day after the star wide receiver was carted off the field in the final minute of a “Monday Night Football” loss to the Baltimore Ravens .
“There’s a chance if we make a late playoff run, he could be back,” Bowles said of Godwin, whom he said did have some additional structural damage to the ankle, “but he’s undergoing surgery and he’s going to be out.”
Mike Evans , the Bucs’ other star receiver and franchise leading scorer, suffered what Bowles described as a “moderate” hamstring strain and will be sidelined “a couple weeks.” He said Evans likely won’t return until after the team’s Week 11 bye week, meaning they’ll be without nearly 50% of their team’s offensive receiving production against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8, the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9 and San Francisco 49ers in Week 10…