Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans has agreed to a five-year contract extension, as first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal can be worth as much as $82.5 million and includes $55 million in guaranteed money.
The new deal will pay him $16.5 million per year, moving him from the NFL’s third-highest paid receiver to second, leapfrogging Jarvis Landry but still behind Antonio Brown.
Evans had led the Bucs in receiving in each of his four seasons in the NFL, crossing the 1,000-yard plateau in all four years. The big-bodied receiver has also led the team in receptions and targets in each of the past three seasons.