Mike Evans

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Mike Evans (hamstring) is expected to play in Week 12 against the Giants.

Evans reportedly planned to play in Week 12 as early as Monday and was a full participant in practice by Thursday. However, the Bucs downgraded him to a limited practice on Friday before listing him as questionable. Head coach Todd Bowles also hedged Evans’ status by saying, “We’ll play him as long as he’s healthy and fresh.” It sounds like Bowles and the team were just being cautious. Evans should be good to go for Week 12, putting him in the WR2 mix for the first time since he aggravated his lingering hamstring injury in Week 7.