According to Greg Auman, Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles doesn’t expect WR Mike Evans to return from his hamstring injury before the team’s Week 11 bye week.
Bowles adds he has a chance to return in Week 12 against the Giants.
Per Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay isn’t planning to place Evans on injured reserve if there’s a possibility he can return in Week 12.
Evans, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $14.631 million, and set to make a base salary of $690,000 for the 2017 season when he agreed to a five-year, $82.5 million extension that includes $55 million guaranteed in 2018.
Evans made a base salary of $13 million in the final year of his deal and was set to become an unrestricted free agent when he agreed to a two-year extension worth $52 million.
Entering Monday’s game, Evans has appeared in six games for the Buccaneers and caught 25 passes for 310 yards receiving and five touchdowns.
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