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Mike Evans calls Tom Brady to the Bucs ‘surreal’

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans spoke about the Tom Brady signing while live-streaming.

Some Tampa Bay Buccaneers players were initially quiet on social media following the signing of Tom Brady last week. But now that reality is setting in for everyone, with their eyes focused on the 2020 season, it’s time to celebrate the addition of the six-time Super Bowl champion.

Two players who will likely benefit the most from the Brady signing are Pro Bowl wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Evans just completed his sixth-straight 1,000-yard season, tying him with Randy Moss for the most ever by a receiver to begin their career. Evans finally broke his silence and talked about the Brady signing while playing Fortnite on the Twitch live-stream app, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Here’s what Evans had to say:

“It’s surreal. He’s about to be my quarterback, bro. I know you don’t know football like that, but I’ve played six years in the NFL, and I haven’t been to the playoffs yet. Tom Brady has won six Super Bowls.”

With Brady on board, Evans could easily set the NFL record next season with another 1,000-yard year. And, it’s not crazy to think that Brady could eclipse the 5,000-yard mark for the second time in his career (2011).

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Just a photo of a young Mike Evans rocking a Vince Carter jersey

Take a look at this old school photo of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans rocking a Vince Carter jersey as a kid.

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field on Sunday in their Week 17 finale against the Atlanta Falcons, they will be without their top two receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, both of whom have been shut down with hamstring injuries.

Evans went down in Week 14’s win against the Indianapolis Colts, coming up limping following a 61-yard touchdown reception. He finished the year with 67 receptions for 1,157 yards and eight touchdowns. He joined Hall of Famer Randy Moss as the only other receiver in NFL history to begin his career with six-straight 1,000-yard seasons.

The former first round pick by the Buccaneers is already the franchise’s all-time leader in receiving yards at just 26, meaning he has plenty of big years ahead of him if he can stay healthy.

Hopefully, he can have as long a career as his childhood basketball idol Vince Carter, who at 42 years of age is still in the NBA, playing for the Atlanta Hawks in his 22nd season.

Evans recently posted this below image on his Instagram story, featuring him rocking Carter’s old UNC jersey.

Take a look.

For his career, Evans has 462 receptions for 7,260 yards and 48 touchdowns.

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Fantasy football owners lament Mike Evans’ hamstring injury

See how fantasy football owners reacted on Twitter to the news that Bucs receiver Mike Evans is out for the game with a hamstring injury.

Talk about bittersweet.

After catching a pass from Jameis Winston and taking it 61 yards for the score, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans came up limping with a hamstring injury and was taken to the locker room before being ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Evans’ score helped the Bucs take a 14-10 lead over the Indianapolis Colts, but you wouldn’t have guessed that based on how people — namely, fantasy football owners — reacted on Twitter.

Take a look.

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Niners LB Kwon Alexander is a big fan of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin

See what former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander had to say about his former teammates.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers easily have the best receiving duo in the league in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

In last week’s win over the Atlanta Falcons, both receivers surpassed the 1,000-yard mark on the season. Evans (1,043 yards) now has six-straight 1,000-yard seasons to begin his career, tied with Hall of Famer Randy Moss for the most in NFL history.

For Godwin (1,071 yards), the third-year star out of Penn State, it was his first time eclipsing the mark. But, given how well he’s played this season and his age (23), it probably won’t be his last.

The duo has given Bucs fans something to cheer about this season, and it seems as though one former Buccaneers player is among those fans.

See what San Francisco 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander had to say on this Instagram post from Evans a few days ago.

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Alexander was drafted by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of LSU, but signed with the San Francisco 49ers this past offseason. Alexander tore his pectoral muscle in the Niners’ Week 9 win over the Arizona Cardinals and has been ruled out for the rest of the year.

Which means he has plenty of time to catch some Bucs games!

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Mike Evans looking for bounce-back performance against Saints in Week 11

Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans has a shot at making history in Week 11, but will need to exorcise some demons from Week 5’s loss to Saints.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has 924 receiving yards through the first 10 weeks, meaning he’s just 76 away from another 1,000-yard season.

Hitting that mark would make Evans one of only two wide receivers in NFL history — the other being Hall of Famer Randy Moss — to have six-straight 1,000-yard seasons to start their careers.

It seems like almost a given that Evans will get 76 yards on Sunday, especially when you consider the fact that he’s averaged 139.0 yards per game over the team’s last four games.

But, you may want to pump the brakes on the celebratory confetti for now, especially when you consider that Week 11’s opponent is the New Orleans Saints.

When these two teams last met back in Week 5, not only did New Orleans hand the Bucs the first of four-straight losses, but Evans was held without a reception for just the second time in his career.

The only other time it happened?

Week 2 of the 2015 season against — you guessed it — the Saints.

The good news for Evans is that both those performances came in New Orleans. Sunday’s game will be played in the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium.

Evans has been a tear in the four games since laying that goose egg on the stat sheet. Sunday’s game will be his chance at both redemption and history.

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