The "expectation" is that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will use the franchise tag on star safety Antoine Winfield Jr. by Tuesday if the two sides can't come to terms on an extension, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
But if the Bucs do eventually strike deals with Winfield and quarterback Baker Mayfield, it's possible the team could use its tag to retain wideout Mike Evans.
Per that report, "they are aggressively pursuing a deal with Evans and want him to retire a Buc, and the belief is Evans is open to that. But the Buccaneers also had the chance to sign him last August and didn't get something done.