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Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans scored his 100th career receiving touchdown in the first quarter. He departed for the locker room in the second quarter after re-injuring his hamstring.

Evans entered with a hamstring injury, missing two practices before returning to limited work in the Saturday session, the story said. Evans was in a lot of pain and slowly made his way to the locker room before being ruled out of the game. As the broadcast team said, the hope is Evans didn't do more damage to the injury, which could cause him to miss time or be placed on IR. We'll hopefully know more after the game or later in the week.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) is off the injury report and will play Monday against the Ravens.

Evans did not practice Thursday or Friday but did return to practice Saturday. The Buccaneers clearly felt good enough about his progress to not even have him on the report, let alone give him a designation. He’ll have what should be on paper a good matchup against a Ravens defense that ranks second-to-last in passing yards per game.

#Bucs coach Todd Bowles said WR Mike Evans “tweaked” something in his leg that had been “nagging” but expects him to practice later this week.

Related Players: Chris Godwin, Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan

Godwin was already a slam-dunk play in Week 7, but he could very well hit 15 targets if Evans misses. Beyond him, the rest of the receiver room would be (very) desperate plays.

The performance by RB Sean Tucker means he will join Rachaad White and Bucky Irving more in the backfield. "It's definitely worthy of him making it a three-headed monster,'' coach Todd Bowles said of Tucker.

Tucker had 136 yards and a TD on 14 carries and another receiving touchdown. Irving was already earning more work in the backfield before Tucker exploded onto the scene in Week 6. We'll see if this holds true, but it seems like especially bad news for White and his owners.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles says Jalen McMillan will be playing on Sunday, Rachaad White is a game time decision.

Related Players: Bucky Irving

White may have already lost the RB1 role to Irving, so if he misses, it will be wheels-up for the rookie. Otherwise, consider them both borderline RB2 plays in fantasy, with a slight edge to Irving.

Buccaneers RB Rachaad White was added to the injury report with an illness and is listed as questionable for Sunday against the Eagles.

White has rushed for a total of 66 yards through three games and is quickly falling into a timeshare with rookie Bucky Irving. If White can’t go, Irving could be viewed as a potential RB2 option. The Bucs are in the early window Sunday, so we’ll know fairly early if White is in or out.

Bucky Irving declines to say how or when he hurt his hamstring but reiterates: I’ll be ready for the game on Sunday.”

Related Players: Rachaad White

If Irving is fully healthy for Sunday, there's a good chance the changing tide continues, as White has been one of the least efficient backs in the league, dating back to the beginning of the 2023 season. Both are questionable Flex plays but Irving should be rostered everywhere with the chance he usurps the RB1 role.

Todd Bowles says rookie RB Bucky Irving has earned more snaps going forward.

Related players: Rachaad White

Irving carried 9 times for 70 yards, including a 32-yard run. White carried 6 times for just 17 yards. White did haul in 5 passes to Irving's 3, but White only had 18 yards on those catches with Irving getting 14 yards. It's tough to tell just how the touches will be split up since they were essentially split in Week 3, but this news could put Irving in the flex category for Week 4, at least until we see what the Bucs plan is at RB going forward.

Bucs RB Rachaad White's groin injury from Sunday is not considered major.

Related players: Bucky Irving, Sean Tucker

A source told Fowler White, "Should be good" for Week 3. White briefly left the game but did return in Week 2. Even if White is able to go, Irving could see some more chances as he's impressed so far in limited time and after a nice preseason. For White owners, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have Irving as a handcuff if he's still on your waiver wire.

Jalen McMillan lined up out wide on 7 of his 10 snaps on Sunday — good news for his potential to start early in three-WR sets.

Related players: Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Trey Palmer, Sterling Shepard

With Evans on the outside and Godwin expected to be back in a full-time slot role this season, it leaves the other outside position up for grabs. Palmer flashed at times last season in the WR3 role, but, McMillan was drafted this past spring and looks to have a serious shot at taking that outside role, which would give him a boost in value heading into drafts.