NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike

WR Mike Evans on Friday agreed to a five-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers worth a $82.5 million, according to multiple media outlets. The contract averages $16.5 million per year and includes $55 million in guarantees, per to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport. The deal makes Evans the NFL's second highest-paid wide receiver, behind Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who averages $17 million per season. The potential $82.5 million payout is the highest agreed upon contract for a wide receiver in league history, according to NFL Research. Evans, the No. 7 overall pick out of Texas A&M by the Bucs in the 2014 NFL Draft, was heading into the option of year of his rookie contract. The 6-5, 230-pound Evans has 309 receptions for 4,579 yards and 32 touchdowns in four seasons with the Buccaneers, including 71 catches for 1,001 yards and five TDs last season.