While age is a critical factor in determining a player's fantasy football outlook for the upcoming season, it isn't the most important. Fantasy players have seen older wide receivers put up massive numbers despite being in the latter part of their careers.Last year, Mike Evans, Davante Adams, and Amari Cooper were outstanding fantasy football wide receivers despite being older players. Furthermore, they put up top-20 numbers despite playing without an elite quarterback.However, which of the ...

Every year, there are NFL players who make the Pro Bowl for the first time. Last season, several offensive players made their first Pro Bowl, including C.J. Stroud, James Cook, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Sam LaPorta.There weren't as many first-time Pro Bowlers at the wide receiver position in 2023 with several veterans like Tyreek Hill, Mike Evans, Keenan Allen, and Amari Cooper making it. Nonetheless, Los Angeles Rams wideout Puka Nacua was the lone first-time Pro Bowler at the position.This year, ...

NFL free agency kicks off on Monday when the legal tampering period opens at noon EDT. As soon as the clock strikes 12, all 32 NFL teams can begin negotiating contracts with free agents.So far this offseason, we've already seen three high-profile wide receiver moves as Mike Evans signed a two-year extension and Michael Pittman Jr. and Tee Higgins were both issued franchise tags.Nevertheless, there are still some appealing names on the open market at the wide receiver position. Let's rank the top...

The 2024 wide receiver free-agent class was going to be one of the best in recent years. If you were a team looking for a stud WR1, chances are you could sign one this offseason. However, that is not the case anymore.Mike Evans signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before free agency even started, while the Indianapolis Colts franchise tagged Michael Pittman Jr. and the Cincinnati Bengals franchise tagged Tee Higgins. Three of the top free-agent wideouts in 2024 never became ...

2024 NFL free agency will begin on March 13 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Teams around the league will ramp up the process to target the top free agents to improve their roster. Notable free agents this offseason include the likes of Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield, Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, etc.Last season, Mayfield signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and led them to a division title as well as one playoff win. He was arguably the best free-agent signing last year, but which ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans agreed to a two-year, $52 million deal on Monday that includes $35 million guaranteed, according to his agent Deryk Gilmore. Evans now has a real chance to start and finish his career in Tampa. Evans hasn't really slowed down at all entering his age-31 season this fall, as he has yet to finish any one of his 10 seasons in the NFL with the Bucs under 1,000 yards receiving. He made his fifth Pro Bowl in 2023 and finished ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers impending free-agent wide receiver Mike Evans' agent, Deryk Gilmore, said that "Mike wants to play with an elite quarterback in an offense that will showcase him -- and be paid like a top wide receiver. He doesn't want to play with a rookie QB. Winning a Super Bowl is a key priority." Evans is expected to draw interest from several teams in free agency, including the Bucs. The 30-year-old and the Bucs are far apart in contract talks, and Evans announced on Friday that he ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has reportedly been in discussions with the organization on a possible long-term deal. Despite that, it sounds like Evans wants to see what he is worth on the open market. Evans could always return to Tampa Bay, but he wants to test free agency and see what teams are interested in his services. Last season, Evans finished with 79 receptions for 1,255 yards and 13 touchdowns. He has surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in his first 10 seasons in the league. ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are actively working to re-sign five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans, who is scheduled for free agency in a little over two weeks. "He's an unprecedented player. We want him to be a Buc for life. We're working towards that," general manager Jason Licht said. "Obviously it takes two sides. I know he wants to be a Buc. We'll probably have to strain a little bit but we're working towards that right now." The two sides worked unsuccessfully to work out a deal before ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans appears to be headed towards free agency this offseason. The original expectation was that the Bucs would place the franchise tag on Evans to prevent him from going into free agency. Due to his 2023 cap number, Evans is projected to make $28.4 million instead of $21.6 million, assuming the Bucs place the franchise tag on him. That said, it seems increasingly unlikely that the Bucs will place the tag on Evans this offseason. Possibly, the two sides ...