At this point, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans are used to the national media not giving future Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans the respect he deserves as one of the best players in the game.
Despite having over 1,000 yards receiving in every season of his career for an entire decade, catching double-digit touchdowns in five of his 10 seasons, and being just six touchdown receptions shy of 100 (we could go on and on), Evans still keeps getting left behind in conversations about the league’s best pass-catchers.
The latest example was this tweet from Pro Football Focus, which left Evans out of the discussion:
Who is the best WR since 2010? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HBANQ4K25F
— PFF (@PFF) March 31, 2024
Even though Evans didn’t enter the league until 2014, only three players on that list have more receiving yards than him since 2010 (Jones, Hopkins, Brown), and only Adams has more touchdown receptions (95 to 94).
Evans also put up those impressive numbers on just 762 receptions, compared to Jones (914), Brown (928), Hopkins (928) and Adams (872).
So, keep leaving Evans out of the conversation if you must. He’ll still end up with a gold jacket whenever he wraps up his legendary career.
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