TAMPA, Fla. — Twenty minutes before Tom Brady made the announcement that he was ending his retirement, Chris Godwin said he and fellow Bucs wideout Mike Evans received a group text message from the quarterback with the good news.
“It was like, ‘Yo, I want ya’ll to know I’m coming back and I’m excited for another year,’” Godwin said Monday. “And me and Mike, we’re gassed up, we’re like, ‘Yo, what are you talking about you’re coming back? Man, you just retired.’
“But it’s hard to walk away from the game when you’re as dedicated to it as Tom is, so I would say I’m surprised, but I know him and I know what this game means to him. I know how his family goes about it. I’m just happy he’s making the decision he wants to make, and I’m happy he’s coming back and throwing more passes.”
