Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans’ availability for the team’s season opener has come into question after he missed Friday’s practice with an illness.
Per TheAthletic.com, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the hope is Evans will be able to play in Sunday’s game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.
Evans is coming off his fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season.
The two-time Pro Bowl selection set the single-season franchise record with 1,524 receiving yards in 2018 to go along with 86 catches and eight touchdowns.
Evans has 395 receptions for 6,103 yards and 40 touchdowns in five seasons since being selected by Tampa Bay with the seventh overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.