American football wide receiver, Mike Evans was born on August 21st, 1993 in Galveston, Texas in the United States of America.
He plays for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL). Evans played collegiate football for Texas A&M, where he set a school record with 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions. Evans was selected by the Buccaneers with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He was a Second-team All-Pro in 2016 and has been chosen to the Pro Bowl four times. Nearly all of the Buccaneers’ significant receiving records, including career catches, yards, and touchdowns, are held by Evans.
Evans is the first athlete in NFL history to have at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first eight seasons of play. He defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on February 7, 2021, to win his first Super Bowl title.
Biography of Mike Evans
Mike Evans was born on August 21st, 1993 in Galveston, Texas in the United States of America. He was born to Heather Kilgore and Mike Evans Jr.
Evans had a very rough childhood on the account that his mother gave birth to him when she was just 14 years of age. She endured domestic violence from his father as she was physically abused on numerous occasions.
When Evans was 9 years old, Mickey was murdered by Evans’ maternal uncle, who was furious at the torture his sister had undergone. Evans, who endured domestic abuse as a child, and his wife Ashli established the Mike Evans Family Foundation in December 2017 to aid domestic violence victims. In his hometown of Galveston, his organization has also provided free football camps for kids.
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Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, where he competed for the Tors athletic teams in basketball, football, and track. He had 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a senior in basketball. Since he only participated in football during his senior year, collegiate football programs did not actively pursue his services.
He made 25 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, earning second-team District 24-4A honors. He signed a contract to play for Texas A&M after the Aggies recruited him as a wide receiver.
Evans participated in football games for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2011 to 2013 while a student at Texas A&M University. He has 82 receptions for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns in 2012, after redshirting as a freshman in 2011.
In the 49-42 loss versus No. 1 Alabama in 2013, Evans hauled in seven catches for a school-record 279 yards. He broke his own record against #24 Auburn by accumulating 11 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns.
Mike Evans age
Evans was born in 1993, hence he is currently 29 years of age.
Mike Evans height
Evans stands at a height of 1.96m tall and weighs 102kg.
Mike Evans career
Evans declared on January 2, 2014, that he would skip his final two seasons of college eligibility and join the 2014 NFL Draft instead. One selection after his college teammate Jake Matthews, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Evans with the seventh overall choice in the 2014 NFL Draft.
After sitting out the season opening due to a hamstring injury, Evans made his season debut against the New Orleans Saints on September 20, 2015. The following week, in a 19-9 loss to the Houston Texans, Evans hauled in seven passes for 101 receiving yards. Evans caught eight catches for a season-high 164 yards and a touchdown in Week 7’s 31-30 loss to the Washington Redskins.
Evans began the inaugural game of the 2016 season for the Buccaneers, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 31–24 with five receptions for 99 yards and a score. In a 37-32 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on September 25, 2016, Evans hauled in 10 catches for 132 receiving yards and a score.
Evans became the first player in Buccaneers history to start a season with touchdown receptions in three straight games. Evans caught eight catches for 96 yards and two scores in a Week 7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
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The Buccaneers exercised Evans’s fifth-year option on April 17, 2017. Evans and the Buccaneers had to postpone their Week 1 game because of Hurricane Irma.
Evans surpassed the franchise record most receiving yards in a postseason game in the Wild Card Round of the 2020–21 NFL Playoffs, defeating the Washington Football Team 31–23 on the strength of six receptions for 119 yards. Since Super Bowl XXXVII, this was Tampa Bay’s first playoff victory.
Evans had 74 receptions for 1,035 yards and 14 touchdowns by the time the regular season in 2021 came to an end. Evans contributed to the Philadelphia Eagles’ 31-15 defeat in the Wild Card Round with nine receptions for 117 yards and a score.
Evans was dismissed from the game in Week 2’s 20-10 victory against the New Orleans Saints after getting into a physical altercation with Marshon Lattimore late in the game.
Mike Evans family
Evans was born to Heather Kilgore and Mike Evans Jr. Evans is said to have a sister.
Mike Evans wife
Evans is married to Ashli Dotson. They got married in 2016.
Mike Evans children
Evans has three children with his wife. They are Ariah Lynn, Amari Thomas and Mackenzie.
Mike Evans net worth
Evans has a net worth estimated to be about $25 million.
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