The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will pick up wide receiver Mike Evans’ fifth-year option in May, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. That’s...not exactly surprising, as Evans has been a star receiver in his first three years in the league, and that fifth-year option is likely to be less expensive than a long-term extension.
Fifth-year options are CBA-mandated as part of first-round draft picks’ contracts, and if picked up come with a salary equivalent to the average of the top 10 salaries at the player’s position. In Mike Evans’ case, that would probably come down to some $13 million, judging by Over The Cap’s numbers.