When the Buccaneers used the 19th choice on the wide receiver of Ohio Emeka Egbuka, this aroused a question from the Director General Jason Licht about the rehabilitation of Chris Godwin.
Godwin dislocated his ankle in a weekly match 7 against the Ravens, costing him the rest of the season. However, the BUCs re-signed Godwin has an agreement of $ 66 million over three years in March.
Licht said Godwin’s rehabilitation had nothing to do with the selection of Egbuka because the Buccaneers always expect Godwin to be ready for week 1.
“”Chris is always on the right track; We are still turning for the first week with him, “said Licht, via Scott Smith on the team’s website.” It had nothing to do with the rehabilitation of Chris injuries at the moment. It had everything to do with (the fact) that he was a player that Todd (Bowles) and I said, at the end of the day, if this guy was there, we were going to take it and we will be satisfied. “”
Egbuka’s selection has everything to do with injuries in 2024 in Godwin and Mike Evans, who missed three games with a hamstring injury.
Thus, the Bucs have now Evans, Godwin, Jalen McMillan and Egbuka, with McMillan and Egbuka the future receptors n ° 1 and n ° 2 for the team.
“We estimated that it was a choice for the future but also for the present,” said Licht. “You saw what happened last year. We had injuries and the coaches did an excellent job with what we had, but (now) adding another large receiver. Todd has always said, I think he told you in March that a good offense can help a defense. It’s about scoring points.
“It’s exciting to add it to the mixture. We have J-Mac and him now for the future, but also the present, and we always have an elite room with Chris and Mike.”
