Mike Evans hopes to set record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons

Tampa Bay WR Mike Evans has been one of the NFL’s most productive receivers over his nine-year career with the Buccaneers. However, he has his eyes set on history based on what he wants to reach over the next few seasons.

With nine-straight 1,000-yard seasons, Evans is two seasons from tying Jerry Rice’s record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at 11. In a recent interview at his youth football campaign, he told Ari Alexander of KPRC2 that it’s hard to ignore considering it’s within reach and discussed how much it would mean to have his name up there with the Hall of Famer.

“I think about it. It’s right there so I’m going to definitely try to get that,” Evans said. “I’m already one of one right now. I hope I can pass the great Jerry Rice and his record.”

“Obviously nobody will pass his records — probably like ever total,” said Evans. “But that 1,000-yard streak record would be cool to have.”

Evans has caught 683 passes in his career for 10,425 receiving yards. That’s an average of 1,158.3 yards per season, 76.1 yards per game, and 15.3 yards per reception. Add in his 81 touchdowns and it’s easy to see why he’s a four-time Pro Bowler, one-time All-Pro, and a Super Bowl champion.

What’s more impressive about Evans’ streak is that he hasn’t missed 1,000 yards once to start his career. Rice missed the mark by 73 yards in his rookie season in 1985. After that is when he ripped off his 11-year streak from 1986-1996. During that time, he led the NFL in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and receiving yards per game six times apiece as a two-time Offensive Player of the Year and multiple-time MVP candidate.

Tampa Bay’s quarterback in 2023 is a reason to wonder whether or not that Evans can keep his streak alive. After Jameis Winston and Tom Brady over the last eight years, the franchise will now look to either Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask. Still, after doing it with Josh McCown as a rookie, he could easily do it again in 2023 and get one step closer to the record heading into 2024.

Mayfield believes one-year stint with LA Rams ‘hit reset button’ on his NFL career

Despite not knowing the Rams playbook, Baker Mayfield successfully directed a late, 98-yard drive to beat the Las Vegas Raiders two days after Los Angeles claimed him from waivers. It was an exhilarating moment for a beleaguered quarterback and one-time top pick of the NFL Draft.

Baker Mayfield knew he was merely playing out the year with the Rams. But in hindsight, he now believes that his short tenure with the team revived his NFL career. The former Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma now is playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs. He’s in contention with Kyle Trask for the starting job previously held by Tom Brady. Yep, there’s no pressure there.

Mayfield recently did a teleconference with reporters for a celebrity golf tournament. That’s when the quarterback looked back on his brief time playing for the Rams and his pro career. He went No. 1 in the 2018 NFL Draft. Then came the fall. By December 2022, Mayfield had fallen to third string on a team that had already fired its head coach.

“I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason,” Baker Mayfield said. He noted that his time with the Rams represented “the first time (he’d) had fun playing football in a few years.”

“It brought that feeling of having that success and really remembering what it was all about. (It) kind of hit the reset button for me.”