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Buccaneers' Mike Evans Expected to Miss Multiple Weeks With Hamstring Strain

MRI results indicate a mild-to-moderate injury with a tentative 2–4 week timetable.

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Overview

  • Evans exited in the fourth quarter of Tampa Bay’s Week 3 win over the Jets with a non-contact left hamstring injury and did not return.
  • Multiple outlets report a multi-week absence, variously pegged at 2–3 or 3–4 weeks, and characterize this strain as less severe than last season’s hamstring issue.
  • Tampa Bay is not expected to place Evans on injured reserve for now, according to reporting from national outlets.
  • With Evans sidelined, targets are set to shift toward rookie Emeka Egbuka and veteran Sterling Shepard, with the team also monitoring Chris Godwin’s potential Week 4 return.
  • The setback puts Evans’ NFL-record streak of consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at risk as the 3-0 Buccaneers enter games against the Eagles, Seahawks and 49ers.