Mike Evans clearly belongs in the Pro Bowl after ranking among the league's best in receptions, yards and touchdowns in 2016. Still, unlike Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Gerald McCoy, a five-time Pro Bowler, Evans is one of the new guys at this year's all-star game. Like McCoy, Evans will probably be back more than once, but his first game among the league's stars is a special experience.
"It's off the chain, it's crazy," Evans enthused on Wednesday after the NFC's first practice at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. "Guys I've looked up to, I'm playing with them in this Pro Bowl all-star game and it's amazing.