Chris Godwin reveals why he chose Buccaneers
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A star free-agent receiver had a "blank check" from the Patriots on the table. But after talking to his wife, he turned it down.
During NFL free agency, Buccaneers star wide receiver Chris Godwin turned down massive offers from the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.
Both the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers needed a top-tier weapon for this 2025 NFL season and they made unsuccessful efforts for a Super Bowl champion.
Godwin, ready to be a spoke in the wheel again, is rehabbing from last season's fractured fibula, torn deltoid and high ankle sprain.
The Patriots made a major offer to Chris Godwin of the Buccaneers, but were rejected in free agency. Now we know how much they offered.