New Details Emerge Regarding Mike Evans' Contract Extension With Buccaneers
Through reliable sources that are closely connected to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization, we have known for some time now that Bucs have been working with franchise wide receiver, Mike Evans, on negotiating a new contract.
Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report is one of the reporters on the Bucs beat who has always been extremely dialed into the inner workings of the organization. As such, any information he shares regarding the team should be taken at face value.
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The specific details of those negotiations have been behind closed doors, but some information regarding the timeline and details of Evans' next contract are beginning to emerge.
According to a recent tweet by Pewter Report, it does not look like a new contract extension for Evans will get done before the start of training camp, which is set to begin next week, on Wednesday, July 26th.
It's also being reported that both sides are still negotiating and that the goal is to get the deal done before the end of training camp.
It's worth noting that Evans and his representation have been extremely reasonable when working with the Buccaneers on new contracts in the past. Despite his incredible consistency over the course of his career, Evans has never publicly pushed to reset the market, and has often come to terms with what many would consider 'team-friendly deals'.
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According to Scott Reynolds, we could expect Evans' next deal to be similar to the 3-year, $60M deal that Chris Godwin signed last offseason. Which if you ask me, would be a really solid investment for the Buccaneers to make in a player who is undoubtedly the greatest wide receiver in the history of the franchise.
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