Bucs WR Chris Godwin, who suffered an MCL sprain, is expected to miss the rest of the regular season, source said.

Related players: Antonio Brown, Mike Evans

With three games left, Injured Reserve makes sense, Rapoport went on to say. Godwin should be able to return for the playoffs, which obviously is most important the tweet pointed out. Brown's return to the team is coming at a key time as he could be the team's top receiving target. Evans' hamstring injury is not as serious but his status for Week 16 is still up in the air. The Bucs have an early Sunday game in Week 16 at Carolina.

Bucs’ HC Bruce Arians on the decision to bring back WR Antonio Brown and S Mike Edwards after they misrepresented their vaccination status: “Yeah, it’s in the best interest of our football team. Both of those guys have served their time and we’ll welcome them back.”

Related players: Chris Godwin, Mike Evans

Those who kept Brown around all this time, through injury and suspension, could be greatly rewarded as we enter the fantasy semifinals and finals. The Bucs lost Evans and Godwin on Sunday night this past week and both could be looking at missing multiple weeks. The team also lost top pass-catching RB Leonard Fournette, so Brown could be in store for a lot of targets over the next few weeks.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) is doubtful and WR Chris Godwin (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Saints. We could continue to see a lot of Leonard Fournette, who already has six catches tonight.

Update: Both have been ruled out for the rest of the game.

Tough news on top of what’s already been a fairly quiet day for the Buccaneers offense, as they trail at the half, 6-0. Godwin was the leading receiver for Tampa in the first half with 49 yards on six catches. Evans has one catch for 14 yards.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans missed Thursday's practice with a back injury.

Evans has missed the first two practices of the week with the back injury, though it should be noted that Wednesday's practice was merely a walkthrough. Evans could still play with no practice due to Bruce Arians being extremely comfortable trusting his veterans and medical staff opinions on game day, but fantasy managers would prefer to see him log at least a limited session on Friday. With Antonio Brown slated to be out at least one more week, the Buccaneers could be down to Chris Godwin, Tyler Johnson, and Scott Miller as their top three receivers for Week 12. This is a situation for fantasy managers to monitor but is one that will likely come down to a game-time decision. Mike Evans is currently our seventh-ranked wide receiver for Week 12.

Bucs’ HC Bruce Arians said today that WR Antonio Brown is still in a walking boot.

Related players: Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Tyler Johnson

Brown, of course, is dealing with an ankle injury and as of today his status doesn't look good for Week 10 against Washington, especially after coming off a bye week. Johnson could see additional snaps but look for Godwin and Evans to continue to pick up the slack if Brown is out of the lineup.

Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown (ankle) will miss Week 7 against the Chicago Bears.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Tyler Johnson

Brown has been excellent for the Bucs but his ankle injury was too much to overcome the same week it happened. Look for Tyler Johnson to replace Brown in three-wide sets.

“The MRI showed no structural damage,” Bucs head coach Bruce Arians told the media Monday. “It was a hyperextension. I saw him in the training room a little while ago – there’s very, very little swelling and he’ll be day-to-day. While Evans’ status for Saturday’s wild-card game against the Washington Football Team is still unclear, Arians said he’s hopeful Evans will be able to practice by Thursday.

It looks like the Bucs dodged a big bullet here and hopefully, Mike Evans will be back in time for some playoff action.

Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans exited Sunday's game vs. the Falcons with a knee injury and will not return, the team said.

Mike Evans set a record by locking up his seventh 1,000-yard season before getting injured. Hopefully, he can return for the first playoff slate, as Tampa Bay appears to be taking on the winner of the NFC East.

Chris Godwin’s numbers are down this year because he missed four games with three separate injuries (concussion, hamstring and finger), but he’s still just two catches behind Mike Evans for the team lead in receptions. Don’t forget his 2019 production in a Pro Bowl season: 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns in 14 games. It’s hard to pay two receivers $15 million or more a year, but they’re such central parts of Bruce Arians’ offense that it’s hard to imagine them trading either of them.

The author said a possible solution is to give Godwin the franchise tag, which should be around $16 million for one year. The story added writer Sheil Kapadia had Godwin ranked as the No. 2 overall free agent at any position for next year. The piece said if the Bucs don’t think they can afford him longterm, it would be better to franchise him and trade him than to let him walk and only (maybe) get a third-round compensatory pick in 2022.

Yes, Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown led the team in receiving on Sunday, with five catches. But he was on the field a lot less than he previously had been.

Emerging from the bye week, a time during which the coaching staff presumably made conscious, strategic adjustments to the offensive approach, Antonio Brown’s playing time plummeted from nearly 75 percent to below 50.

Related players: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin

The story makes about good point about this change coming after a bye. But the team did say Brown was more of an insurance policy when they signed him.
Against the Chiefs in Week 12, Brown participated in 43 offensive snaps, which equated to 73 percent of the total plays. Against the Vikings, Brown played only 49 percent of the time on offense, taking part in 25 snaps, the story said.