WR Mike Evans, TB (1 Viewer)

[Faust]

Mike Evans (back) remained sidelined at Thursday's practice. 

It appeared that Evans played through a back issue after tweaking it on Monday night, but it might have been adrenaline getting him through. We don't have a good lean on his Week 12 status, but you don't need us to tell you that back-to-back DNPs with a new injury are never good. That being said, even a "limited" day on Friday would have Evans on track to face the Colts. Stay tuned. 

Nov 25, 2021, 1:48 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Mike Evans (hamstring) has been ruled out for the remainder of Tampa's Week 15 game against the Saints. 

Yikes. Evans earned a "doubtful" tag in the second quarter but was officially ruled out after the break. Evans had just 2.4 PPR points before going down. Chris Godwin (knee) has also been declared out, leaving the Bucs with Tyler Johnson, Scotty Miller and Jaelon Darden. Although Antonio Brown is expected back in Week 16 against the Panthers, Tampa would find itself in a dire receiver situation were Godwin and Evans to both miss multiple weeks. 

Dec 19, 2021, 10:03 PM ET

 

[Faust]

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Mike Evans' hamstring injury is "nothing major." 

Rapoport said Evans "should be OK" after leaving Sunday night's game against New Orleans with the hamstring issue. With a history of hamstring injuries, it's possible the Bucs proceed with caution and hold Evans out this week against the lowly Panthers. Resting Evans might be more feasible with the Bucs getting Antonio Brown back this week from a suspension for faking a COVID-19 vaccine card. Don't expect Evans to practice much -- if at all -- ahead of Tampa's Week 16 game. 

SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter

Dec 20, 2021, 10:46 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Mike Evans (hamstring) remained sidelined for Thursday's practice.

With back-to-back DNPs to open the week, we are not expecting Evans to suit up on Sunday against the Panthers. Breshad Perriman (COVID) would normally take his spot on the boundary but is still trying to test out of the league's protocols. If unable to get cleared (and Evans is ultimately ruled out), the Bucs will start Antonio Brown, Tyler Johnson, and Scotty Miller in three-wide sets.

SOURCE: Rick Stroud on Twitter

Dec 23, 2021, 11:24 AM ET

 

[Faust]

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports Mike Evans (hamstring) "has a chance to return during the regular season."

Evans is considered week-to-week after suffering a hamstring injury in the Bucs' Week 15 game against the Saints. He has already been ruled out for Week 16. With Chris Godwin done for the year due to an ACL injury, a speedy turnaround for Evans would be a blessing for the Tampa Bay offense. Tom Brady should have no problem steadying a talent-deficient offense but it's unlikely that they will produce as many explosive plays until Evans returns. He still projects to miss the remainder of the fantasy season even though a Week 18 return isn't out of the question. 

SOURCE: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter

Dec 26, 2021, 10:24 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Bucs placed Mike Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Evans is also dealing with a hamstring issue that was likely to sideline him again this week. Coupled with a stay on the COVID list, it's safe to move forward as if he'll be out of the picture for Week 17. That leaves Antonio Brown as Tom Brady's top receiver versus a hapless Jets defense. Brady targeted Brown 15 times last week and the veteran wideout topped 100 yards in his first outing back from a three-game suspension plus an ankle injury. He enters Week 17 as a WR1.

SOURCE: Jenna Laine on Twitter

Dec 27, 2021, 4:16 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Mike Evans (hamstring, COVID-19) returned to practice on Thursday.

Apparently off the COVID-19 list, Evans has a chance to suit up against the Jets on Sunday. According to beat reporters on the scene, Evans "looks ok but very fatigued easily," which is powerful NFL End Of Season Energy. Assuming he plays against the Jets, Evans will probably be on the WR2/WR3 line as he tries to get his conditioning back again for the postseason run. 

SOURCE: Rick Stroud on Twitter

Dec 30, 2021, 1:43 PM ET

 

[IHEARTFF]

Hmm interesting. Evans against the trash jets…

 

[Judge Smails]

I'm pessimistic - more so about the hamstring injury than COVID.  Wouldn't be surprised if they wait a week or two for the playoffs.  That being said, I have no idea the severity of the hamstring.  Did it just tighten up a bit or was it a really bad pull? If he's even 75% and starting you probably have to play him.

 

[travdogg]

The thing with Evans is he's such a huge TD threat, that he's basically impossible to bench as long as he's active. He's very much the type who, even if limited, could catch 2 TD's on 3 targets. 

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Hmm interesting. Evans against the trash jets…

I'm pessimistic - more so about the hamstring injury than COVID.  Wouldn't be surprised if they wait a week or two for the playoffs.  That being said, I have no idea the severity of the hamstring.  Did it just tighten up a bit or was it a really bad pull? If he's even 75% and starting you probably have to play him.

The thing with Evans is he's such a huge TD threat, that he's basically impossible to bench as long as he's active. He's very much the type who, even if limited, could catch 2 TD's on 3 targets. 

Bucs are my #2 Team, Miami #1 so take what I say as fan talk mostly BUT I do watch way too much football and I watch just about every snap of these 2 teams plus all the RedZone, Rewind etc...and for Evans to pull out of a game within minutes of Godwin going down for the season on that vicious low hit, I felt it MUST be really bad like for Evans to be gone so quickly, they didn't walk him into the locker room and take an x-ray or have him checked out, he was announced as OUT for the day pretty quickly. The Brady-Godwin combo sunk me in several leagues. 

I don't trust the Hammy but what is this fatigue problem, I'm honestly afraid to ask. The answers are not going to jive for me, according to the Bucs/Brady the entire team got Vaxxed, if that's the case even if they tested positive they shouldn't be fatigued or whatever, they should be mostly asymptomatic like most folks who test positive who are young professional athletes. I don't buy the fatigue but I do think Stroud is careful in what he prints/writes. 

Agree with TDogg  that Evans can catch a handful of balls but 2 of them could be TDs. I still don't know that he can truly play and my dark horse on Sunday for the Bucs is Breshad Perriman if he suits up and can play the WR2/3 role since AB will likely see a lot of targets until the game gets out of reach and then i think a lot of Bucs will rotate in and out

I have Evans in the SemiFinals this week in one league, not feeling great about him yet and not sure I will play him ahead of Waddle or Higgins, I had written him off until maybe next week which the Bucs will need to win and get some help to try and get a better seed. 

-I added this line after, maybe the fatigue has something to do with the hammy and nothing to do with CV-19, maybe I misread what was there. 

 

[TwinTurbo]

Bucs are my #2 Team, Miami #1 so take what I say as fan talk mostly BUT I do watch way too much football and I watch just about every snap of these 2 teams plus all the RedZone, Rewind etc...and for Evans to pull out of a game within minutes of Godwin going down for the season on that vicious low hit, I felt it MUST be really bad like for Evans to be gone so quickly, they didn't walk him into the locker room and take an x-ray or have him checked out, he was announced as OUT for the day pretty quickly. The Brady-Godwin combo sunk me in several leagues. 

I don't trust the Hammy but what is this fatigue problem, I'm honestly afraid to ask. The answers are not going to jive for me, according to the Bucs/Brady the entire team got Vaxxed, if that's the case even if they tested positive they shouldn't be fatigued or whatever, they should be mostly asymptomatic like most folks who test positive who are young professional athletes. I don't buy the fatigue but I do think Stroud is careful in what he prints/writes. 

Agree with TDogg  that Evans can catch a handful of balls but 2 of them could be TDs. I still don't know that he can truly play and my dark horse on Sunday for the Bucs is Breshad Perriman if he suits up and can play the WR2/3 role since AB will likely see a lot of targets until the game gets out of reach and then i think a lot of Bucs will rotate in and out

I have Evans in the SemiFinals this week in one league, not feeling great about him yet and not sure I will play him ahead of Waddle or Higgins, I had written him off until maybe next week which the Bucs will need to win and get some help to try and get a better seed. 

-I added this line after, maybe the fatigue has something to do with the hammy and nothing to do with CV-19, maybe I misread what was there. 

Agree 100% on Perriman this week. 

 

[Capella]

I'm pessimistic - more so about the hamstring injury than COVID.  Wouldn't be surprised if they wait a week or two for the playoffs.  That being said, I have no idea the severity of the hamstring.  Did it just tighten up a bit or was it a really bad pull? If he's even 75% and starting you probably have to play him.

I will say evans is a 115 yards away from keeping his 1000 yard season streak going, and that means something to him. I don’t know if he plays this week or against Carolina but it will be motivation to go. 

 

[Faust]

Bucs activated Mike Evans from the reserve/COVID-19 list. 

The Athletic's Greg Auman, a Bucs beat writer, said Evans still has a shot to play in Week 17 against the Jets despite dealing with a lingering hamstring injury. It would be a stretch to say the Bucs need Evans in their Week 17 matchup against the woeful Jets; Tampa should be able to get the win without their best boundary receiver. He would be a shaky fantasy option with an uncertain workload if he's active against New York. 

SOURCE: Tampa Bay Bucs on Twitter 

Dec 31, 2021, 11:39 AM ET

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I will say evans is a 115 yards away from keeping his 1000 yard season streak going, and that means something to him. I don’t know if he plays this week or against Carolina but it will be motivation to go. 

Didn't know that, when he's healthy he can still operate like one of the elites, he just typically doesn't have to shoulder the entire load like when AB and Godwin were not on this team, he's been an alpha his entire career. I think he can easily break the record next 2 weeks, they've activated him, if the hammy is good to go, he will be the primary WR. I like AB but they HAD to throw it to him last week, this week would be a lot different if Evans and I do like Perriman and could see Brady likes throwing to him when he's open, chunk plays is all I'm thinking, AB is volume guy but can still bust a long one, Evans is the bread and butter 10-15-20 yd routes down the field. 

Not thinking Miller will be involved a lot, not sure his status. What happened to Johnson, 2nd year WR? I liked him and was hoping he could develop quickly with all these talented guys around him to show him how its done. 

 

[Faust]

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Mike Evans (hamstring) is "expected to play in a limited capacity" in Week 17 against the Jets.

Evans missed Week 16 while dealing with a hamstring issue and then had a brief stay on the COVID-19 list. The Bucs are massive favorites over the Jets so if Evans doesn't get there in the first half, fantasy managers will likely spend the second half watching him rest on the sidelines. Evans is a touchdown-or-bust WR3 based on Schefter's report.  

SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter

Jan 2, 2022, 8:41 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Bucs WR Mike Evans led the NFL in touchdowns against single coverage.

Evans had 13 touchdowns (including playoffs) in one-on-one matchups. Even with a lower target share, Evans has been elite in the red-zone, posting a 74% catch rate last year. The touchdown production is likely to decline with Tom Brady retired and Evans could see more double coverage if free agent Chris Godwin walks this offseason. Godwin’s departure would be worse for the Bucs than for Evans, who averaged 79 yards per game and a 27% target share in five seasons before Godwin became a full-time starter in 2019.

SOURCE: ProFootballFocus

Feb 5, 2022, 9:46 AM ET

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

The touchdown production is likely to decline with Tom Brady retired and Evans could see more double coverage if free agent Chris Godwin walks this offseason. Godwin’s departure would be worse for the Bucs than for Evans, who averaged 79 yards per game and a 27% target share in five seasons before Godwin became a full-time starter in 2019.

As someone who rostered Evans for years before Brady, i can say it was a bumpy ride.  While Evans end-of-year numbers were always there, his week to week was maddeningly inconsistent.

Brady seemed to give Evans quite a bit more consistency. If Evans had a low-catch/low yardage output, he’d at least have a score or 2.

Im expecting much more boom or bust for Evans post-Brady. Maybe more bust depending who their QB is & how much double coverage he commands.

A whole new era in TB, that’s for sure. Glad I sold Evans when I did. 

 

[JohnnyU]

I like Darden as a sleeper next year.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Rotoworld suggesting Winston may be brought back. 

I’m guessing that’s 100% speculation on their part, because IIRC, Arians almost had an embolism several times on truly brainless interceptions when Winston had his “30 for 30” season.

They might be in a bind when it comes to cap space, but I can’t imagine them wanting to hitch their chances to that pony.  

IMO he didn’t show a tremendous amount of improvement in NOS, he was just asked to do less, and his flaws were hidden as a result.

That said, it would be the one way that Evans value would likely not take a big hit, because Winston loves him some Evans. 

 

[ffmail4me]

If Winston does come back, you HAVE to bump Evans and Godwin. Winston is a much better FF QB in TB than real QB for sure. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

If Winston does come back, you HAVE to bump Evans and Godwin. Winston is a much better FF QB in TB than real QB for sure. 

Mos def. He is absolutely reckless and has terrible vision, but for fantasy football who cares.  

that said, Rotoworld did not substantiate this in any way other than merely speculating that he would be a good fit if he were willing to take a big discount to play there.

I’m not convinced that he 1. Would take a discount or 2. Wants to go back and play for the team basically wash their hands of him. That was not exactly a harmonious break up, and he wasn’t exactly beloved by the fan base or coaching staff.

from Winston‘s perspective, he is arguably the best young quarterback available in free agency, which I think constitutes a somewhat rare turn of events for him. They may never be able to cash in like he can right now simply due to supply and demand. If I am Jameis Winston‘s agent, there’s no way I give Tampa Bay a fat discount, simply because this may be his only shot at a big payday.

Color me skeptical that this happens. Rotoworld is basically going Occam’s razor.

 

[ffmail4me]

from Winston‘s perspective, he is arguably the best young quarterback available in free agency, which I think constitutes a somewhat rare turn of events for him. They may never be able to cash in like he can right now simply due to supply and demand. If I am Jameis Winston‘s agent, there’s no way I give Tampa Bay a fat discount, simply because this may be his only shot at a big payday.

Agree with that 100%. This could be his last big pay day, he should get what he can and doesn't owe the Bucs anything. 

 

[Sarlakticacid]

Brady seemed to give Evans quite a bit more consistency. If Evans had a low-catch/low yardage output, he’d at least have a score or 2.

Not really. If there was a shadow corner on Evans he would get you a 2 but dunno why Brady wouldn’t throwto him, 7 or fewer targets in 10 games, more in those games. Also there were at least 3 occasions I saw where Brady over threw Evans who had easily beat his CB on go routes that would have resulted in double digit fantasy plays. The come the playoffs double digit targets and 100 plus and a TD in each game against some high end corners

im interested to see what he does if he is the only catching option in town and gets a plethora of targets each week 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

im interested to see what he does if he is the only catching option in town and gets a plethora of targets each week 

depends a lot on who’s behind center. 

 

[Faust]

ESPN's Jenna Laine reports Mike Evans has a calf injury that "sounds relatively minor."​

Evans' left calf was taped up at practice, but we'll know more about the situation once the injury report drops. Evans briefly left the Bucs' Week 1 game versus Dallas in the second quarter but returned shortly after and played out the rest of the game. With Chris Godwin (hamstring) banged up, losing Evans would be a huge blow for the Bucs. Luckily for Tom Brady and company, it sounds like Evans is fine.
SOURCE: Jenna Laine on Twitter
Sep 14, 2022, 2:44 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Mike Evans (calf) was not spotted at Buccaneers practice Thursday.​

Evans logged a limited practice on Wednesday and is reportedly dealing a calf injury that's been described as "relatively minor" by ESPN's Jenna Laine. Evans' absence on Thursday could be nothing more than a rest day ahead of Friday's practice. Barring any news of a legitimate setback, we'll assume Evans is planning on playing in Week 2 against the Saints. Evans could be in for a big day with Chris Godwin (hamstring) likely out this week.
SOURCE: Rick Stroud on Twitter
Sep 15, 2022, 11:55 AM ET

 

[Rig24]

so this minor injury plus the long history of Lattimore shutting Evans down, anyone sitting him? If so, for who?

 

[Faust]

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Mike Evans (calf) is expected to play in Week 2 against the Saints.​

The Bucs will be without Chris Godwin for this game. Julio Jones is also considered a game-time decision. Even Russell Gage made an appearance on the injury report, though he is fully expected to play. Tampa Bay's receiver injuries could tilt them toward the run versus New Orleans, but Evans is now locked in as the focal point of the passing attack. He enters Week 2 as a fringe-WR1.
SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 18, 2022, 10:55 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Mike Evans (calf) is active for Week 2 against the Saints.​

Russell Gage is also active. The Bucs will be without Julio Jones and Chris Godwin for this game, thrusting Evans into a massive role once again. With only Gage as his competition for targets, Evans could push for WR1 numbers. Gage now looks like a WR3 for fantasy purposes.
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Sep 18, 2022, 11:39 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans, Saints CB Marshon Lattimore ejected for role in fight

 

[ffmail4me]

Evan gets thrown out of at least 1 game a year (or so it feels like it anyway)

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Per League Sources...as reported by Mike Green on Get Up

-The NFL is reviewing for possible suspensions.

Sounds like they are telling fans to prepare for at least a 1-game suspension. I thought Evans was way out of line and could have done things differently.

And I love Mike Evans and his passion and his quick jump to defend Tom Brady but going forward, don't do that.

 

[Sunday Gravy]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

 

[Saint]

Lot of passion, but nothing other than another Lattimore-Evans fight.... seems like we see this in every game between those two.

 

[wlwiles]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

 

[smbkrypt24]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

I know there is history between those two.
In this scenario, however, lattimore was yelling at another player, the sidelines, then Brady. Then he or his teammate next to him pushed Leonard fournette. Evans then pushed lattimore ( was getting his running start during this). Lattimore seemed like quite the instigator and not that evans pushed him out of nowhere.
Saying all that, if they both got an additional 1 game so they know the league is sick of this every time they play I’m okay with that.

 

[Capella]

Mike just needs a reason to send that dude flying. Love him.

 

[sho nuff]

Even if it was warranted (and I don't think it is), they are not going to suspend Brady's biggest weapon right before a game against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

 

[Saint]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

I know there is history between those two.
In this scenario, however, lattimore was yelling at another player, the sidelines, then Brady. Then he or his teammate next to him pushed Leonard fournette. Evans then pushed lattimore ( was getting his running start during this). Lattimore seemed like quite the instigator and not that evans pushed him out of nowhere.
Saying all that, if they both got an additional 1 game so they know the league is sick of this every time they play I’m okay with that.

This. Watch the whole scene (starting at 47 secs in). Brady was complaining about the coverage since Lattimore drove the guy out of bounds. Then a lot of back and forth jawing before Fournette and Lattimore got into it. Fournette shoved Lattimore away from Brady and then Lattimore retaliated with a shot to the helmet of Fournette. That's when Evans came in and literally tackled him.
Definitely loss of discipline on both sides, but Lattimore definitely was just as at fault. I would think we would see fines on a number of players, including Fournette. Will we see a suspension? Maybe. Evans definitely escalated it with his running tackle.

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[Ministry of Pain]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

I know there is history between those two.
In this scenario, however, lattimore was yelling at another player, the sidelines, then Brady. Then he or his teammate next to him pushed Leonard fournette. Evans then pushed lattimore ( was getting his running start during this). Lattimore seemed like quite the instigator and not that evans pushed him out of nowhere.
Saying all that, if they both got an additional 1 game so they know the league is sick of this every time they play I’m okay with that.

This. Watch the whole scene (starting at 47 secs in). Brady was complaining about the coverage since Lattimore drove the guy out of bounds. Then a lot of back and forth jawing before Fournette and Lattimore got into it. Fournette shoved Lattimore away from Brady and then Lattimore retaliated with a shot to the helmet of Fournette. That's when Evans came in and literally tackled him.
Definitely loss of discipline on both sides, but Lattimore definitely was just as at fault. I would think we would see fines on a number of players, including Fournette. Will we see a suspension? Maybe. Evans definitely escalated it with his running tackle.

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Interesting, I've watched this now a few times from different angles, it looks like Brady is actually protecting Fournette and stepping in front before Evans does his thing, Brady was actually like "Right here, C'mon!" and Lattimore did put his hands on Brady next although I doubt he was going to punch him but Brady looked like he welcomed a punch being thrown.

That's pretty F-Bomb awesome if you root for the Bucs

 

[wlwiles]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

I know there is history between those two.
In this scenario, however, lattimore was yelling at another player, the sidelines, then Brady. Then he or his teammate next to him pushed Leonard fournette. Evans then pushed lattimore ( was getting his running start during this). Lattimore seemed like quite the instigator and not that evans pushed him out of nowhere.
Saying all that, if they both got an additional 1 game so they know the league is sick of this every time they play I’m okay with that.

Full disclosure - I'm a Saints fan.

Lattimore is absolutely an instigator, and loves talking smack to Evans. He knows it gets under his skin and he absolutely does it on purpose. He's not innocent in this. But in this instance yesterday, he's handslapping in a group, you shove I shove type stuff. Evans comes in full speed from behind/the side and just blasts him. ML is jawing at Brady and whoever it was at the moment (maybe Fournette, I'd have to rewatch it) and Evans comes flying in like "I GOTTA DEFEND BRADY" and just blows Lattimore up. Then of course Lattimore gets up swinging, ticked off.

Bucs fans are gonna say Lattimore is an ******* instigator, good on Evans for putting him in his place. Saints fans are gonna say Evans is a punk, always looking to cheap shot him every chance he gets. Both things are probably true. If suspending both of them helps to send a message to cut the shenanigans that's fine with me. But IMO there's a big difference in standing 6 inches in front of a guy jawing and shoving, vs. getting a 20 ft running start and blasting a guy that can't see you coming.

 

[Statorama]

Pathetic if he gets suspended for a big shove. He got tossed. That's enough penalty.

I think it's not so much what he did this time, it's the fact that he's blindsided Lattimore like 3 or 4 different times over the last couple of years. He can justify it as defending his QB all he wants, but Lattimore was just jawing at Brady, not pushing/shoving him. Brady didn't need protecting, nothing was happening to him.

I know there is history between those two.
In this scenario, however, lattimore was yelling at another player, the sidelines, then Brady. Then he or his teammate next to him pushed Leonard fournette. Evans then pushed lattimore ( was getting his running start during this). Lattimore seemed like quite the instigator and not that evans pushed him out of nowhere.
Saying all that, if they both got an additional 1 game so they know the league is sick of this every time they play I’m okay with that.

Evans is ALWAYS the first to initiate violence/contact (and it's usually when someone has their back turned) in this rivalry. Lattimore is a verbal instigator though. If it takes them losing a weeks pay to shut this down, I'm all for it.

This rivalry might just be one Lattimore "Hit Em Up" style dis-track away from this escalating off-field

 

[smbkrypt24]

For the record I am a fan of neither team. I just remember the history with these 2 and happened to be watching the game yesterday.
In a perfect world my refereeing from my couch would have given Lattimore a 15 yard taunting penalty and Mike Evans an unnecessary roughness penalty. I agree there is a difference between jawing/light shoves and what Evans did, but none of that happens if Lattimore isn't yelling at anyone not on his team within a 20 meter radius.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I can’t imagine how Evens has been in the league this long, with this much success, and still let a mouthy knucklehead like Lattimore get into his head to the point of getting ejected.

He was having a pretty good game until then. Then Lattimore baited him, he swallowed it hook, line & sinker, and got hisself ejected.

Crazy.

 

[Saint]

Suspended one game per Adam Schefter tweet:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1571900184749023238?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

 

[Cjw_55106]

Evans has been suspended 1 game.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

For me, I would prefer offsetting penalties with no ejections and certainly no suspensions, but I understand that in today's NFL this type of behavior often results in harsher discipline.

 

[socrates]

Interesting, I've watched this now a few times from different angles, it looks like Brady is actually protecting Fournette and stepping in front before Evans does his thing, Brady was actually like "Right here, C'mon!" and Lattimore did put his hands on Brady next although I doubt he was going to punch him but Brady looked like he welcomed a punch being thrown.

That's pretty F-Bomb awesome if you root for the Bucs

Brady had been crying like a scorned high school girl all day. Not a good look for him.

 

[crushedspirit]

Evans was the gutless one who shoved a guy not looking.