The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were forced to wait for Chris Godwin to make his 2025 debut as his battled back from a serious ankle injury. Now, another worrying ailment is set to send Godwin back to the bench.

The wide receiver is not expected to play in Week 6 due to his fibula injury, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Godwin has been unable to practice all week, giving Tampa Bay little choice in terms of making him inactive.

When Godwin suffered his ankle injury in 2024, he also fractured his fibula. The Buccaneers listed him out with the ankle injury to start the season, seemingly the bigger issue of the injuries. But clearly Godwin's fibula is still bothering him, and it'll take at least one more week for it to get sorted out. Article Continues Below

Godwin was able to make his return

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