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Buccaneers: Mike Evans suspended following hit on Saints’ Lattimore

According to reports, Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans has been suspended one game for his altercation with Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. Early in the third quarter, Evans delivered a vicious cheap shot on the rookie Saint defender, and it’s going to cost him.

Here is the official announcement on the 1-game suspension for #Bucs WR Mike Evans for the blindside hit on @shonrp2 pic.twitter.com/bR3jlyoE4P

Rapoport added in a separate tweet that Evans will appeal the decision. It’s unclear whether he has any chance of it being overturned, but it makes sense for Evans to at least try.