The Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be getting a huge offensive weapon back at the perfect time.

On Wednesday, Fox Sports Buccaneers reporter Greg Auman shared that head coach Todd Bowles expects injured wide receiver Mike Evans (collarbone) to be active for Thursday's game versus the Atlanta Falcons (4-9).

"Evans has shown everything he needed to show in practice to get activated," Auman wrote on social media.

Mike Evans trending toward huge Week 15 return

Injuries have limited Evans, who is the only player in NFL history with 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons to start a career, to four games this season. In Week 7, he suffered a fractured collarbone, forcing him to miss the past six games.

Evans' imminent return is huge for a Bucs team that finds itself tied for first i

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