The NFL announced Monday that Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans will be suspended for one game without pay following Sunday’s brawl in New Orleans. In the NFL’s statement on the suspension, the league cited “unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct.”
The decision comes after the physical altercation that occurred during the Buccaneers’ 20–10 win. Evans shoved Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who got in the face of Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette during Sunday’s contest.
After Lattimore shoved Fournette, Evans ran over and hit the Saints player. This caused both Lattimore and Evans to be ejected from the game.