Source: Bucs WR Godwin likely out against 49ers

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers expect to beryllium without wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, a root told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Godwin is dealing with a fibula wounded and has not practiced each week.

He played the entirety of past Sunday's 38-35 win implicit the Seattle Seahawks, but was seen limping connected the tract precocious successful the game. Coach Todd Bowles said earlier successful the week that helium was "sore," due to the fact that it was conscionable his 2nd crippled back. Godwin suffered a dislocated near ankle successful Week 7 past year, aboriginal undergoing 2 surgeries to remedy the injury.

The squad volition proceed to trust connected rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka, who has 5 touchdowns done his archetypal 5 NFL games. He had 163 receiving yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion against the Seahawks. The Bucs volition besides thin connected Sterling Shepard, who had the game-tying touchdown against Seattle precocious successful the 4th fourth and whose 191 receiving yards are 2nd among receivers connected the team. Rookie Tez Johnson besides saw his relation summation astatine Seattle with 59 receiving yards, and they were capable to get choky extremity Cade Otton progressive much successful the passing game

The Bucs are besides expected to again beryllium without five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans, marking his 3rd missed crippled owed to a hamstring injury, and they're expected to beryllium without pb moving backmost Bucky Irving, who is dealing with some a enarthrosis subluxation and a ft sprain. In Irving's lack past week, moving backmost Rachaad White had 41 rushing yards and 30 receiving yards with 2 touchdowns.

The Bucs person mislaid to the 49ers successful 4 consecutive tries going backmost to 2019. Their past triumph came astatine location successful 2018.