The opening of free agency is still a few weeks away, however that won’t give up gamers round the league from shooting their shot in an strive to lure a new high profile teammate or two to town. Consider New England Patriots protecting quit Matthew Judon one of the first this year who has completed so publicly, calling on Patriots Nation to help him in a sale pitch to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers five-time Pro Bowl vast receiver, Mike Evans.
“Mr. 1000” references that Evans, a ten-year NFL veteran, has begun his profession with ten consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. It’s the longest such streak in NFL history. In addition to that eye-popping statistical nugget, it’s also worth noting that Evans will enter his eleventh NFL season with ninety four profession touchdowns. With six more TD’s, Evans would grow to be simply the twenty fifth participant in NFL history with at least one hundred touchdowns from scrimmage. Naturally, Patriots followers would love to see Evans attain that milestone while sporting a Pats uniform.
The Patriots won’t be the only group in pursuit of Mike Evans this offseason. The Kansas City Chiefs are the contemporary making a bet favorite to land Evans, and the Chicago Bears have been linked to the superstar extensive receiver because the 2023 season was once still ongoing.
One issue that each Chicago and New England have going for them is boatloads of cap space. Most cap projections show the Patriots going into free agency with someplace in the regional of $80 million of cap space, that means New England would have more than adequate space to sign Mike Evans along with a handful of others who may want to make meaningful improvements to a Patriots team that received just 4 video games closing season. The query from Mike Evans’ aspect would possibly be, “Well, who is enjoying quarterback?”
Patrick Mahomes resides in Kansas City, and that will be a massive section of the sales pitch that the Chiefs would make. And even if the Bears wouldn’t be in a position to formally choose Caleb Williams till a month after free agency, understanding that the #1 choose in the draft is on the way should entice Evans. For New England, the quarterback photo isn’t pretty as clear. Will it be Drake Maye? Jayden Daniels? JJ McCarthy? Or possibly even Justin Fields?
Other teams that have plenty of cap area will be in the combine for Mike Evans too, and the Buccaneers probably won’t let Evans stroll besides making an offer, but as of now, the Patriots are the solely group who have had a member of the crew out in the Twitterverse inserting in hours as a recruiter.Â
