According to Jeremy Fowler, Buccaneers WR Mike Evans‘ hamstring injury will sideline him for the rest of the 2019 seasons.
Evans suffered the injury during Sunday’s comeback win against the Colts. With Tampa Bay eliminated from playoff contention, it makes no sense to rush Evans back from a tricky injury.
Evans, 26, 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 last year.
Evans stands to make base salaries of $20 million (2019), $16.75 million (2020), $12.25 million (2021), $14 million (2022) and $13 million (2023) over the remainder of the agreement.
In 2019, Evans appeared in 13 games for the Buccaneers and caught 67 passes for 1,157 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.
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