NFL announces Mike Evans has been suspended for one game following his ejection from Sunday’s game with the Saints. He can appeal the suspension. Full explanation in the letter sent to Evans on Monday morning: pic.twitter.com/6deKh85BMc
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There it is: the NFL announced Monday morning that it has suspended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for his role in a bench-clearing brawl during his team’s game with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, sidelining Evans for their upcoming game with the Green Bay Packers. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Evans is expected to file an appeal against the suspension.
So that’s the only league discipline being handed down from the incident so far — but a series of fines should be on its way to various pocketbooks in Tampa Bay and New Orleans. Evans attacked Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore after he responded to a shove from Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette, and at encouragement from former Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians, who was on the Buccaneers sideline egging things on for some reason. Lattimore won’t be suspended for defending himself, but he’ll likely have to pay for it.
All of them could receive hefty fines from the league office in New York, as could other players involved in the altercation, but we’ll have to wait and see. Those notices are typically sent out around Saturday afternoons the following weekend. It’s the second time Evans has been suspended for one game after starting a fight during a matchup with the Saints; he did this exact same thing back in 2017, throwing hands at Lattimore after a play when his attention was elsewhere. He appealed that suspension, too, but it was unsuccessful. Keep an eye out for updates on this front.
