Mike Evans continues to go the place no different NFL receiver has gone earlier than.
Towards the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Evans expanded his personal NFL document by breaking the 1,000-yard area objective for the ninth consecutive season. He was the primary participant in league historical past to start out his profession with at the very least seven such appearances; the earlier six information belonged to Corridor of Famer Randy Moss.
Evans entered Sunday’s sport of the season for 917 yards and crossed the 1,000 with a 63-yard landing within the 2nd quarter.
Evans’ streak is exceptional, even past his ever-growing document for beginning his profession. 9 consecutive 1,000-yard welcome seasons have tied Corridor of Famer Tim Brown (1993-2001) for the second-longest successful streak at any level in a participant’s profession. Solely Corridor of Fame Jerry Rice, who exceeded 1,000 receiving yards for 11 seasons from 1986 to 1996, had an extended streak.
Evans, the seventh general decide within the 2014 draft, began his profession with a 1,051-yard marketing campaign as a rookie and climbed to 1,206 in his second 12 months and 1,321 in his third, then set the Buccaneers single-season document with 1,524 yards. 2018. He performed a profession common of 75.5 yards per sport as he entered the competitors on Sunday. He’s Tampa Bay’s all-time chief in receptions, return areas, landing receptions, whole targets, and offensive yards.
Total, Evans tied for third in most 1,000-yard welcome seasons in NFL historical past. Rice holds the document with 14 and Moss is subsequent with 10. Evans joined a bunch of 4 gamers with 9 such seasons tied with Brown, Larry Fitzgerald, Terrell Owens, and Jimmy Smith.
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