{"id":412222,"date":"2025-10-01T19:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/412222\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:05:14","slug":"is-mike-evans-playing-this-week-fantasy-outlook-tips-for-buccaneers-wr-with-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/412222\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mike Evans playing this week? Fantasy outlook, tips for Buccaneers’ WR with injury update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Mike Evans playing this week? Fantasy outlook, tips for Buccaneers’ WR with injury update<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s another hamstring problem for Mike Evans.<\/p>\n

He left in Week 3 and missed Week 4 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And now the question, for the Bucs and for Evans’ fantasy football managers, is when the star WR might return.<\/p>\n

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He wasn’t placed on Injured Reserve, which was a good sign. An IR placement would’ve forced Evans to miss four games. The Bucs, at least initially, seem to think he’ll be back sooner than that.<\/p>\n

But there’s a big difference between one week and four weeks.<\/p>\n

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Is Mike Evans playing this week?<\/p>\n

Mike Evans’ status for Week 5 remains in question.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers haven’t made any official determinations on Evans.<\/p>\n

He did not practice Wednesday, though, for whatever that’s worth.<\/p>\n

Evans’ absence coincided with the return of Chris Godwin. So even without Evans, the Bucs had both Godwin and Emeka Egbuka out there catching passes from Baker Mayfield.<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay may also be missing Bucky Irving this week. They’re very beat up.<\/p>\n

They’ll be waiting for good news on Evans as soon as they can get it.<\/p>\n

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