Soft tissue injuries have always been a tricky thing to deal with and typically come with an injury designation for a couple of weeks.
For Tampa Bay Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans, who was on the injury report all week with a hamstring- noticeably and severely reaggravated his hamstring injury on a layout attempt to haul in his second receiving touchdown of the night in the Bucs 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Evans was able to walk off the field under his own power, but he went straight to the locker room to be evaluated and never returned to the game. Speaking to the media Monday, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles announced that Evans suffered a “moderate” hamstring injury that will likely keep him out through the team’s bye week in Week 11.
With Chris Godwin likely done for the season and Evans now slated to miss key games against the Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, and San Francisco 49ers, wide receiver becomes a troublesome position. It may force GM Jason Licht to move some of his coveted draft stock to acquire someone to help fill the gap and avoid further derailing the Buccaneers’ 2024 season.