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WR Chris Godwin Offers Up No. 12 to Incoming Buccaneer Tom Brady

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Now that Tom Brady has officially become a Buccaneer, signing a 2-year, $50 million deal, the question now becomes, what number will he wear. While the team hasn’t announced the new number yet, Tampa Bay Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin offered up his No. 12.

“I just think out of respect for what he’s done, what he’s accomplished,” Godwin said of the Hall of Fame quarterback, “you have to lean into that respect.”

While Godwin and Brady have talked, the number didn’t come up in their conversation, according to Godwin. “Obviously, if he doesn’t want it, or if he’s not making a big deal out of it, I’m definitely going to keep it,” Godwin added.

Godwin has worn No. 12 since high school. Brady wore No. 10 while at Michigan before switching to No. 12 when he joined the Patriots in the 2000 NFL draft.

The former Patriots star made 14 Pro Bowls and won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Tampa Bay finished 7–9 in head coach Bruce Arians’s first season, having won only one season since 2011. Brady will look to help the Buccaneers make their first playoff appearance since 2007, having only made two postseasons after winning the Super Bowl in 2002.