{"id":819944,"date":"2026-03-18T22:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/819944\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:13:23","slug":"buccaneers-dont-feel-betrayed-by-mike-evans-after-signing-with-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/819944\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers don’t feel betrayed by Mike Evans after signing with 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"

While losing a star of Mike Evans<\/a>\u2019 caliber can be tough, the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jason Licht understands it\u2019s part of the game and accepted that the wide receiver is now a member of the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel betrayed,\u201d the GM said, via the Tampa Bay Times\u2019 Rick Stroud. \u201cHe earned the right to make the decision\u2026 he loves this team. He loves everything about it\u2026 I think he wanted a new challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evans gave the Bucs his all, even winning a Super Bowl alongside Tom Brady. Can Tampa Bay move forward without one of its biggest leaders?<\/p>\n

Evans\u2019 legacy in Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

Mike Evans leaves an unparalleled legacy in Tampa Bay after joining the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> on a three-year deal signed in March 2026. <\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/p>\n

Mike Evans #13.<\/p>\n

Since being drafted 7th overall in 2014, Evans spent 12 legendary seasons with the Buccaneers, becoming the first player in NFL history to record 1,000+ receiving yards in each of his first 11 seasons. <\/p>\n

He departs as the franchise\u2019s all-time leader in every major receiving category, boasting career totals of 866 receptions, 13,052 yards, and 108 touchdowns, cementing his status as a future Hall of Famer and a Super Bowl LV champion.<\/p>\n

Bucs\u2019 plans to replace Evans<\/p>\n

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> enter the 2026 season with a transformed wide receiver depth chart, after Evans departure.<\/p>\n

The starting unit is led by Emeka Egbuka, a 2025 Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist who recorded 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, alongside the explosive Jalen McMillan and veteran leader Chris Godwin Jr., who remains a focal point of the offense despite recent injury setbacks. <\/p>\n

Providing depth are Dennis Houston, specialized speedster Tez Johnson, and Kameron Johnson, while young developmental talents Jaden Smith and the versatile Garrett Greene round out the bottom of the rotation as they compete for roster spots in training camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While losing a star of Mike Evans\u2019 caliber can be tough, the General Manager of the Tampa Bay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[211,7,700,6,252,704,250,2597,2596],"class_list":{"0":"post-819944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-buccaneers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-mike-evans","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","13":"tag-tampa-bay","14":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","15":"tag-tampabay","16":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116252482394974220","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}