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Jenna LaineOct 20, 2025, 08:53 PM ET
- Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN successful 2016, but she has covered the squad since 2009. Jenna is simply a erstwhile cheerleader astatine the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the programme arsenic being 1 of the apical champion successful the nation.
DETROIT -- Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans suffered a concussion and a enarthrosis wounded during the 2nd 4th of Monday night's crippled against the Detroit Lions and did not instrumentality to the 24-9 Tampa Bay loss.
Evans was carted to the locker country aft Lions cornerback Rock Ya-Sin tackled him to the turf connected a heavy walk from backmost Baker Mayfield. Evans' caput deed the turf arsenic helium and Ya-Sin went tumbling to the ground. Ya-Sin got up instantly and was uninjured.
Evans laid connected the tract for respective seconds aft the play, grimacing but motionless portion Mayfield stared successful disbelief. Tight extremity Cade Otton, moving backmost Rachaad White and near tackle Tristan Wirfs huddled astir Evans arsenic helium was being attended to by the diversion grooming staff, with rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka kneeling astatine his side.
Then, Bucs longtime antiaircraft skipper Lavonte David and manager Todd Bowles walked onto the tract to cheque connected Evans portion his violative teammates returned to the huddle. Evans needed further clip and assistance earlier leaving the field.
Monday marked Evans' archetypal crippled backmost since suffering a hamstring strain successful Week 3.
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