TAMPA, Fla. -- The legend of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans grew a bit more this summer, but it had nothing to do with a training camp sizzle reel of highlights or a sizable charitable contribution (although he's done quite a bit of both).
The five-time Pro Bowl player was at a Tampa gymnastics center in July watching his 8-year-old daughter Ariah complete an assessment for class placement, and saw the instructors attempting to spot her on a basic back bend. Evans had seen her turn not only countless cartwheels, but aerials with no hands, so he went down to the gym floor to lend some encouragement.