Godwin shared a heartwarming moment with 2nd-grade teacher before injury [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night was devastating, as wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a season-ending ankle injury.

It was even more heartbreaking for Kathy Joos.

She brought a sign to the game that read: “GODWIN’S second grade teacher is SO PROUD of him!”

She traveled from Delaware for her first NFL game to watch her former student play.

“Even before when I got to the stadium, I was determined to be the first one walking through the gate. And I was,” Joos said. “I wanted to make a b-line for the field. It was a wonderful experience.”

Godwin was Joos’ student at Keene Elementary School in Newark, Delaware in 2003. Two decades later, Godwin still has a positive influence in her classroom.

“I do have a Godwin wall,” she said. “It’s a conversation piece that a lot of my students now will talk about Chris. They actually ask …