It has been a frustrating season for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin. His production has dipped as he deals with nagging injuries, but his wife thinks Godwin should still be getting more opportunities.
In Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers, Godwin had zero catches on just three targets. He did have a 19-yard rushing attempt for a touchdown, but that was his only touch of the day. After the game, Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles explained why Godwin saw less action than usual.
“We were subbing him out a lot,” Bowles said. “Obviously, he’s a little nicked up so he’s not totally 100%. Nobody is, but he’s probably banged up more than most.”
After seeing Bowles’ response, his wife Maria posted a message on her Instagram story in which she called out the Bucs’ coach for “blatantly lying.” Mariah Godwin said Chris is still doing everything well, despite his injury issues.
“I’m not sure why we are just blatantly lying here,” she wrote. “Regardless of how banged up Chris is, he continues to work his ass off, hasn’t missed a game, continues to run great routes & get open. I don’t know why things are the way they are, this isn’t my team to coach. but this lying on Chris & implying negativity on his…
