The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be better off looking toward the future this year following the retirement of Tom Brady, but they reportedly do not want to trade wide receiver Mike Evans even though he is entering the final year of his contract.
"The Bucs do not want to trade Mike Evans," ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday. "His agent, Deryk Gilmore, set a Saturday deadline for extending his contract, but Evans, a 2024 free agent, would have strong value on the trade market around the deadline, according to multiple execs I asked. He just turned 30 but is still considered elite.