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Current Contract
Mike Evans signed a 2 year, $41,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $35,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,500,000. In 2024, Evans will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $21,790,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,568,000 and a dead cap value of $29,000,000.Contract: 2 yr(s) / $41,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $20,500,000 Total Guarantees $35,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $29,000,000 Free Agent: 2026 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2024 31 $1,210,000 $4,358,000 $5,568,000 $29,000,000 $23,000,000($23,000,000) $23,000,000 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $29,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-23,432,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $21,790,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-16,222,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $11,568,000 2025 Dead Cap: $17,432,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-6,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $4,358,000 2025 Dead Cap: $17,432,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,210,000 Potential Out: 2025, 1 yr, $29,000,000; $29,432,000 dead cap
2025 32 $18,000,000 $4,358,000 $22,358,000 $23,432,000 $18,000,000($41,000,000) $20,500,000 Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $23,432,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-1,074,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $17,432,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,926,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $10,358,000 2026 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2025 Cap Savings: $12,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $4,358,000 2026 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2025 Cap Savings: $18,000,000 2026 33 - $4,358,000 $13,074,000 $13,074,000 - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2026 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2026 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2026 Cap Savings: $13,074,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $13,074,000 2026 Cap Savings: $13,074,000 2027 34 - $4,358,000 $4,358,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 2028 35 - $4,358,000 $4,358,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Post-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $4,358,000 2026 36 UFA Contract Notes:- $29M fully guaranteed at signing (2024 compensation + $6M of 2025 salary)
- 2024 Roster Bonus: $21.79M (fully guaranteed, treated as signing bonus)
$10M paid out March 18th, $11.79M paid out April 4th - Additional $6M of 2025 salary guaranteed for injury at signing, fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025
- Annual Incentive: $2M for Top 10 Receiving in catches, yards, & touchdowns
- 2025 Escalator: $3M for 70 catches, 1,000 REC Yds, 10 TDs
- $500,000 per playoff win (65% regular season snaps)
- 2026-2028 years automatically void the final day of the 2025 league year
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Current Dead Contracts
Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash 2024 - $12,198,000 - $12,198,000 -($0)
Previous Contracts
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2018-2023
Mike Evans signed a 5 year, $82,500,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $55,008,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,500,000. In 2024, Evans will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $21,790,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,568,000 and a dead cap value of $29,000,000.Contract: 5 yr(s) / $82,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $16,500,000 Total Guarantees $55,008,000 Guaranteed at Signing $38,258,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2014-2018Entry Level
Mike Evans signed a 4 year, $14,631,502 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $8,961,092 signing bonus, $14,631,502 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,657,876. In 2024, Evans will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $21,790,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,568,000 and a dead cap value of $29,000,000.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $14,631,502 Signing Bonus $8,961,092 Average Salary $3,657,876 Total Guarantees $14,631,502 Guaranteed at Signing $14,631,502 Free Agent: 2019 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2014 $420,000 $8,961,092 - - - - - $9,381,092 2015 $510,000 - $575,068 - - - $35,086 $1,120,154 2016 $600,000 - $1,150,137 - - - - $1,750,137 2017 $690,000 - $1,725,205 - - - - $2,415,205 2018 $8,258,000 - $10,000,000 - - - - $18,258,000 2019 $11,000,000 - $3,000,000 - $6,000,000 - - $20,000,000 2020 $4,000,000 - - - $12,750,000 - - $16,750,000 2021 $1,075,000 - - - $11,175,000 - - $12,250,000 2022 $1,057,774 - - - $12,880,000 - - $13,937,774 2023 NFC PRO BOWL:WR,
ALL NFL (2ND)$13,000,000 - $1,500,000 - - - - $14,500,000 10 seasons $40,610,774 $8,961,092 $17,950,410 - $42,805,000 - $35,086 $110,362,362 2024 $1,210,000 $21,790,000 - - - - - $23,000,000 2025 $18,000,000 - - - - - - $18,000,000 $59,820,774 $30,751,092 $17,950,410 - $42,805,000 - $35,086 $151,362,362 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 10 seasons $40,610,774 $8,961,092 $17,950,410 - $42,805,000 - $35,086 $110,362,362 -
Fines
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09/19/2022, 1 game $62,222
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (brawl, taunting) against New Orleans (NO)
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11/06/2017, 1 game $40,588
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (brawl, taunting) against New Orleans (NO)
TOTAL: $102,810
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09/19/2022, 1 game $62,222
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Transactions
Mar 4 2024Signed a 2 year $41 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)Sep 19 2022Suspended 1 game for unsportsmanlike conduct against New Orleans, forfeiting $62,222 in 2022 salary with Tampa Bay (TB)Mar 17 2022Converted $12.88M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, adding another void year, freeing up $10.304M of cap space with Tampa Bay (TB)Sep 1 2021Converted $11.1M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $8.94M of cap with Tampa Bay (TB)Sep 5 2020Converted $12.75 million of his 2020 salary into bonus, clearing $9.565M of 2020 cap with Tampa Bay (TB)Sep 5 2019Converted an additional $2M of 2019 salary into bonus, clearing $1.6M of cap space with Tampa Bay (TB)Jun 18 2019Converted $4M of 2019 salary into bonus, clearing $3.2M of cap with Tampa Bay (TB)Mar 9 2018Signed a 5 year $82.5 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)Nov 6 2017Suspended 1 game for unsportsmanlike conduct (taunting, shoving) against Marshon Lattimore (NO), forfeiting $40,588 in 2017 salary with Tampa Bay (TB)Apr 17 2017Tampa Bay (TB) exercised a $13.258 million 5th-year option for 2018Jun 12 2014Signed a 4 year $14.63 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)May 8 2014Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 1 (#7 overall) -
2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Mike Evans ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD Fum Drops Prod Pts 2023 TB 17 17 16 807 77.7 136 79 1255 15.9 73.82 13 0 5 203.5 2022 TB 15 15 15 931 86.1 127 77 1124 14.6 74.93 6 0 4 148.4 2021 TB 16 16 16 915 77.3 114 74 1035 14 64.69 14 0 5 188.5 2020 TB 16 16 15 857 79.8 109 70 1006 14.4 62.88 13 0 7 178.6 2019 TB 13 13 13 810 69.9 118 67 1157 17.3 89.00 8 0 7 165.7 2018 TB 16 16 16 940 84.2 139 86 1524 17.7 95.25 8 2 7 204.4 2017 TB 15 15 15 884 80.8 136 71 1001 14.1 66.73 5 1 4 132.1 2016 TB 16 16 16 950 87.6 173 96 1321 13.8 82.56 12 0 7 208.1 2015 TB 15 15 14 859 78.4 148 74 1206 16.3 80.40 3 1 15 136.6 2014 TB 15 15 15 769 77.4 123 68 1051 15.5 70.07 12 0 4 177.1 Totals 154 154 151 8,722 - 1,323 762 11,680 15.3 75.84 94 4 65 1,743.00