Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Buccaneers and WR Mike Evans are engaged in talks for a third contract, adding that both sides want to come to an agreement this offseason.
Evans, 29, 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 is set to make a base salary of $13 million in the final years of his deal and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2024.
The league held up a one-game suspension for Evans last season for his role in a brawl with the division rival Saints.
In 2022, Evans appeared in 15 games for the Buccaneers and caught 77 passes for 1,124 (14.6 YPC) and six touchdowns.
We will have more on Evans as it becomes available.
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