Mike Evans, American football wide receiver, Mike Evans was born on August 21, 1993, in Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
He was born to Heather Kilgore and Mike Evans Jr. Evans had a very difficult childhood as his mother gave birth to him when he was just 14 years old. She suffered domestic violence from her father as she was physically assaulted on several occasions.
When Evans was 9 years old, Mickey was murdered by Evans’ maternal uncle, who was furious at the torture his sister endured. Evans, who suffered domestic violence as a child, and his wife Ashli founded the Mike Evans Family Foundation in December 2017 to help victims of domestic violence. His organization also offered free football camps to children in his hometown of Galveston.
Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, where he competed for the Tors athletic teams in basketball, football, and track. As a senior in basketball, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game. Because he only participated in football in his senior year, his services were not actively sought by college football programs. As a senior, he had 25 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns, earning him second-team all-District 24-4A honors. After the Aggies recruited him as a wide receiver, he signed a contract to play for Texas A&M. While attending Texas A&M University, Evans attended Texas A&M Aggies football games from 2011 to 2013. In 2012, he had 82 receptions for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns after redshirting as a freshman in 2011.
In a 49-42 loss to No. 1 Alabama in 2013, Evans had seven catches for a school-record 279 yards. He broke his own record against No. 24 Auburn by hauling in 11 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns.
Evans declared on January 2, 2014 that he would skip his final two college seasons and instead enter the 2014 NFL Draft. One pick behind college teammate Jake Matthews, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Evans with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
After missing the season opener with a hamstring injury, Evans made his season debut on September 20, 2015 against the New Orleans Saints. The following week, in a 19–9 loss to the Houston Texans, Evans caught seven passes for 101 receiving yards. Evans
had eight catches for a season-high 164 yards and a touchdown in the 31-30 loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 7.
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Evans started the 2016 season opener for the Buccaneers, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 31–24 with five receptions for 99 yards and a score. In a 37–32 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on September 25, 2016, Evans recorded 10 catches for 132 receiving yards and a score.
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ToggleEvans became the first player in Buccaneers history to start a season with touchdowns in three consecutive games. Evans had eight catches for 96 yards and two scores in a Week 7 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Buccaneers exercised Evans’ fifth-year option on April 17, 2017. Evans and the Buccaneers had their Week 1 game postponed due to Hurricane Irma.
Evans surpassed the franchise record for most receiving yards in a playoff game during the Wild Card round of the 2020–21 NFL Playoffs, defeating the Washington Football Team 31–23 on six receptions for 119 yards. This was Tampa Bay’s first playoff victory since Super Bowl XXXVII.
At the end of the 2021 regular season, Evans had 74 receptions for 1,035 yards and 14 touchdowns. Evans contributed nine receptions for 117 yards and a score in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 31-15 loss in the Wild Card round.
Evans was ejected from the game in the 20-10 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 2 after getting into a physical altercation with Marshon Lattimore late in the game.
Kids of Mike Evans: Meet Mike Evans’ Kids
Mike Evans and his wife have three children together. Their children’s names are: Ariah Lynn, Amari Thomas and Mackenzie Evans.