As an NFL general manager, Jason Licht has to make a lot of difficult decisions. This was not one of them.
On Monday, during his annual pre-draft press conference, Licht revealed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had exercised the fifth-year option on the contract of Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans. That will keep Evans in a Tampa Bay uniform through at least the 2018 season, and Licht has repeatedly stated the obvious: the Buccaneers would like to have their star wideout around a lot longer than that. He said so again on Monday.
"I hope Mike is a Buc for life," said Licht.