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Buccaneers Send Fan Mike Evans-Signed Jersey After Accidental Text Message

Cleveland Browns fan Justin Deeds received an autographed jersey of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans last week after receiving an accidental text message from an organization staffer in March.

Deeds, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate set to attend Kent State to study accounting, told Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times he shot for the stars with his request after the Bucs representative realized the mistake.

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take," he said. "If I didn't ask, I wasn't getting it, so it didn't hurt to ask.