Buccaneers rumors: Will Jerry Rice record motivate Mike Evans to speed up injury return?

With the news of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans expected to miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury, there's no denying the blow that this is to the team in the short term. As the Buccaneers star recovers from the hamstring injury , there is an aspect that could motivate Evans to make a return quicker.

Evans is currently tied with legendary receiver Jerry Rice for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, as if he obtains it again this season, he gets the record with his 12th. Sitting at 140 yards in three games, and now that he will miss some outings, there could be “motivation to get back” as NFL insider Jeremy Fowler speculates that being a factor.

“Evans can break Jerry Rice's NFL record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons,” Fowler wrote on X, formerly Twitte