“Absolutely I Think About It.”
March 23rd, 2024
Tampa is home to Mike Evans and his family. So is Galveston and other parts of Texas.
Evans wants another home and it’s been on his mind for more than five years.
That would be Canton, Ohio. And it’s not just so he can get quality breakfast at Pete’s Restaurant. Evans wants residency in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He told TexAgs radio this week that he’s been thinking about his future in the Hall since Jameis Winston was slinging the rock for Tampa Bay.
“Year 5, 6, is when I kind of started to, ‘alright, I need to lock in,’ because the Hall of Fame is something every player, you know, wants to reach in any sport you play,” Evans said. “If you’re at that level, and there’s something attainable, you want to try to get that. So absolutely I think about [reaching the Hall of Fame]. And I focus on it mainly by doing what I do best. That’s working hard and playing my game.”
Evans has such an incredible mindset. The guy doesn’t seem to realize that he already is a lock for the Hall of Fame.
Now Evans is no lock at all to be a first ballot enshrinee, but he’ll be in the Hall. Evans has more touchdown catches than most Hall of Fame wide receivers (Gronk, too) and he has that unprecedented streak of 10 seasons of 1,000 or more yards to start a career. And he has a Super Bowl ring.
With only six more touchdowns by Evans, only six receivers in NFL history will have more.
Keep grinding, Mike!
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:38 am
M1K3 is elite! Glad to have him!
Go Bucs!!!
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:39 am
Again we should all be grateful for the quality pair of receivers the Bucs have enjoyed, led of course by ME13 but CG14 is also very talented.
What’s as enjoyable as their stats for me is that both of the guys are such class acts! They play a position that probably features the greatest number of conceited arseholes in the league yet they remain humble and focused!
I just find it easier to root for guys who are great off the field as well as on it.
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:43 am
A lock for the HOF……first Buc offensive player in the hall….
TBBF’s prediction for the second……..Tristan Wirfs….
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:58 am
Definitely locked in! Mike Evans has it all going for him, on and off the field.
March 23rd, 2024 at 11:22 am
LFG
March 23rd, 2024 at 11:59 am
Tbbf, Brady will be the first Offensive Buccaneer in the hall
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:13 pm
Whats crazy is his stats are only half of Jerry Rice’s. Could Mike produce for another 10 years. Doubtful. 3 more would be realistic. Rice’s stats look untouchable
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:17 pm
What would he need to be a 1st ballot HOF? Win another ring notch another AP?
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:21 pm
Mike C
If you’re going by ‘retired as a Buc’, Gronk has a one year head start.
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:24 pm
Actually Gronk will be the 1st offensive Bucs player in the HOF, followed by Tom and Mike
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:29 pm
itzok
At a guess, I’d say Mike has at least 5 or more years left. Had he been playing with top notch QB’s and coaches his entire career like Rice, his numbers would be a lot closer.
It may be a bit of a stretch, but those numbers could be within reach. Not a safe bet.
But top three all time isn’t out of the question.
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:41 pm
BIG YEAR FOR MIKE
Yards: 1,300 TD: +10
#1 Consecutive 1K Seasons (Tied with Rice – 11)
#2 Most 1K Seasons (#1 Rice – 14)
#9 Receive TD (Top 5 in 2 years)
#19 Receive Yards (Top 10 in 2 years)
(BTW: Bigger year HOF Resume-wise for LVD)
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:41 pm
1st pick ever for Jason and it’s going to be a HOF.
March 23rd, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Steve in Mad Beach Says:
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:24 pm
Actually Gronk will be the 1st offensive Bucs player in the HOF, followed by Tom and Mike
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Gronk and Brady are not going in the HOF as Bucs, they will go in as Patriots.
March 23rd, 2024 at 1:46 pm
I think ME winds up being #3 all time unless he has the longevity of Jerry Rice.
March 23rd, 2024 at 3:11 pm
Players don’t go in the hall as ‘a buc’ or ‘a patriot’ unless they’ve spent their whole career in that organisation. This is basic stuff.
March 23rd, 2024 at 5:14 pm
It’s realistic Mike Evans will be in the top 20 all time in receiving yards after this year, top 10 next year. Plus the touchdowns Joe mentioned.
Mike Evans will be fired for a gold jacket.
March 23rd, 2024 at 5:15 pm
It’s realistic Mike Evans will be in the top 20 all time in receiving yards after this year, top 10 next year. Plus the touchdowns Joe mentioned.
Mike Evans will be fitted for a gold jacket.
March 23rd, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Been calling for Mike to be in the HOF since year 3. Only debate now is first ballot or not. Probably depends on how many more years he plays. First ballot even now in my heart. This old man will be in Canton for that. And for LVD’s also.
Bucs fan since 1977. Day of first win.
March 23rd, 2024 at 8:57 pm
ME and LVD need to be in the HOF. LFG Ira!!!!
March 24th, 2024 at 1:29 am
Boss, how many players who make the hall of fame actually suck?
Have you ever even watched a football game or do you confuse a Tijuana donkey show with the NFL?
March 24th, 2024 at 1:34 am
Come2win – I was in the old sombrero with my dad and grandpa for Bucs second win, first ever home win. Against the Cardinals. That was a Bucs defense that gave a clinic on the 3-4.
March 24th, 2024 at 10:33 am
Nice. I watched the first game that they won on TV. Went to the old sombrero first in 78 and was there for the KC division clinching and Eagle’s playoff win in 1979.
Wore a $3 trash bag during the torrential rain storm when we won the division.
March 24th, 2024 at 11:06 am
Tampabaybucfan Says:
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:43 am
A lock for the HOF……first Buc offensive player in the hall….
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Actually Brady will be the first.
March 24th, 2024 at 11:10 am
Forgot about Gronk. Then Brady. Being instructed in the Hall of Fame is not like retirement when a player retires from a specific team. Either your in or you’re not.