Mike Evans has never had a bad season in the NFL.
Whenever the Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend decides to retire, that'll be his legacy. No one has started a career the way Evans has, which is in some ways a wild sentence because Evans is in his 12th season in the league now.
But that's for real. For each of his first 11 seasons, Evans topped 1,000 yards receiving. That's unmatched.
He's also the career active leader in touchdown catches, with 105, including six seasons of double-digit receiving TDs.
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Now at age 32, Evans' career end is closer than the start.
It came up on Thursday in his media availability because the Buccaneers are about to head to Houston to take on the Texans.
That's Evans' home state. He's from Galveston, Texas, played at Ball High School and then went to Texas A&M.
"Always fun going back to Texas," Evans told reporters. "... This might be my last time. I've got a lot of people coming to this game for that sole reason."
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Evans is a surefire Hall of Famer. Somehow, despite his epic production, he's often flown just a bit under-the-radar by virtue of playing with the Bucs, at least when he wasn't teaming up with Tom Brady.
But there have been few better pass catchers in a modern era filled with legendary wideouts. Evans has been as consistent as they come.
And whenever he decides to step away from football, it'll be his marvelous consistency that stands out most of all.
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