Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chris Godwin Groomed by Calvin Johnson

Johnson called the Buccaneers' third-round draft pick a "coach's dream."

May 01, 2017 at 04:25 AM

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While preparing for the NFL Draft, Chris Godwin wanted to seek out the best. He found that when he connected with former NFL All Pro and one of his idols, Calvin Johnson. Johnson worked with Godwin as he trained for the NFL Scouting Combine, helped the Penn State alumni earn a spot on the Buccaneers' roster as a third-round draft pick.

"It was an incredible experience," Godwin told the Detroit Free Press. "Obviously, Calvin being the accomplished receiver that he is, he has a lot of knowledge to share. I was just trying to do the best that I could to soak up all the information that I could from him and try to implement little things that he was teaching me into my game."

The two trained for several hours over a two-day peroid in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Johnson had some high praise for the Bucs' new wide receiver, as can be seen below:

This young fella right here is a coaches dream always striving to be better enjoyed working with ya. @pennstatefball

A post shared by Calvin Johnson Jr. (@megatron) on Feb 10, 2017 at 3:57pm PST

h/t r/Buccaneers

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