Chris Godwin joins Mike Evans in reaching millennial mark for Bucs Before joining most of the other Bucs starters on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium sideline, Chris Godwin delivered an inspirational - and nearly historic - extended cameo Sunday. Barely a year after surgery to repair two torn knee ligaments, the sixth-year receiver caught six passes for 55 yards, giving him 104 receptions for 1,023 yards on the season and putting him in prime candidacy for NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors. He finished only two catches short of Keyshawn Johnson's 21-year-old franchise record for receptions in a season (106). "Incredibly difficult, and he's a very tough guy," quarterback Tom Brady said. "It's not like he's catching where he's not getting hit, either. He's in the middle of a lot of bodies a lot of the time, and he just shrugs them off and does his work and never complains." As a result of the 30-minute performance, Godwin and Mike Evans both hit the millennial mark for the third time in the last four seasons. Only one other time (Evans and Vincent Jackson in 2014) have the Bucs produced two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season. Evans, sidelined by what coach Todd Bowles called "a bug going around the building," didn't play Sunday but reached 1,000 yards last week with his monstrous performance (10 catches, 207 yards, three touchdowns) against the Panthers. Evans finished the regular season with 1,124 yards - 101 ahead of Godwin. "My surgery was Jan. 3, so around this time (last year) I was just watching everybody play, and I just wanted to get back," Godwin said. "So for it to be a year later and to have 100 catches and 1,000 yards, it means a lot to me because it means that I'm really contributing to my team. I just try to go out and have as big of an impact as I can and try to be as positive as I can with the guys, and hopefully it leads to wins." Joey Knight, The Tampa Bay Times, published 9 January 2023