Buccaneers WR Cyril Grayson (hamstring) and RB Ronald Jones (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, while WRs Mike Evans (hamstring), Breshad Perriman (hip), and Tyler Johnson (quad) were limited Wednesday.

That is a lot of necessary names on the injury report. Most should play, and the Bucs did open the practice windows for Leonard Fournette and Gio Bernard.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) and RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn (ribs) practiced in full Thursday, while RB Ronald Jones (ankle) sat out again.

Evans could/should be the Bucs' top passing target Week 18, while Vaughn is a lock for the most running work.

Bucs WRs Antonio Brown (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), and Tyler Johnson (quad) are questionable for Week 17 against the New York Jets.

Related Players: Scott Miller, Jalen Darden, Breshad Perriman

If Evans and Brown miss Week 17, it may be best to avoid Bucs wideouts, even in a good matchup against the Jets.

Buccaneers Assistant and interim HC Harold Goodwin told reporters Friday that WR Mike Evans (hamstring) will be a game-day decision.

Evans was activated from the COVID list Friday and made an appearance at practice Friday, so the hope is the rest helped. The Bucs WR room looks bleak without Evans.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans returned to practice on Thursday.

Evans returned to practice on Thursday, suggesting that he has been activated from the reserve/COVID list. He reportedly looked noticeably fatigued running his routes, so perhaps he is still feeling some of the ill effects from his bout with COVID. If active, Evans will be a WR2 option for Week 17.

Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans is already week-to-week with a hamstring injury. But now another reason may keep him off the field for Sunday’s game against the Jets.

Tampa Bay placed Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday.

Some who follow the team felt that Evans was likely going to sit out in Week 17 against the Jets because of the hamstring, and potentially return for Week 18 against Carolina.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) will not play Week 16 against the Carolina Panthers. He did not practice this past week.

Related Players: Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller, Breshad Perriman

The Bucs will be without their two best wideouts Week 16 with Antonio Brown's status still in question. Look for Rob Gronkowski to be the target leader in Tampa's passing attack.

Bucs’ WR Mike Evans has a strained hamstring, is week too week.

Related players: Antonio Brown, Breshad Perriman, Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller

Owners were probably hoping for a better tag when it was revealed the injury wasn't expected to be serious. However Schefter said Evans does have a chance to play in Week 16 so that's at least some good news. With Chris Godwin out for the year, Evans would likely see a big uptick in targets if he plays. Brown is expected back this week, but reports say he'll play about 30-35 snaps in Week 16. Perriman, Johnson and Miller will have to pick up the slack in the passing game.

The MRI came back on WR Chris Godwin and its worse than imagined. He’s out for the year with a torn ACL.

Related players: Mike Evans, Antonio Brown, Breshad Perriman, Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller

Godwin played on the franchise tag this past year and was set to be a free agent. Now, he's out for the season with a long road ahead, Rapoport reminds us. The good news for the Bucs is Evans' hamstring injury isn't supposed to be serious and the team expects to get Brown back for Week 16. According to the Pewter Report, though, HC Bruce Arians says they'll wait and see for how many snaps Brown can play. He's been out since Week 6. The plan is to see how he looks on Wednesday and Thursday and they estimate him for about 30-35 snaps in Week 16, according to the tweet. Perriman is more of a boom or bust, big-play threat, leaving the door open for Johnson and Miller to earn more snaps. The team is also hurt in the passing game with RBs Leonard Fournette and Giovani Bernard out.

The rest of the injuries bear watching, but don't appear to be anything severe.
— Mike Evans’ hamstring should be OK, nothing major.

Related players: Antonio Brown

It's good news for the Bucs who will be without Godwin for the rest of the regular season. It's not clear if Evans will play in Week 16, but the Bucs have an early game Sunday at Carolina so owners will have plenty of time to adjust. The return of Brown should make things a little better for the Tampa offense as well, which got shutout in Week 15 against the Saints.