TAMPA, Fla. – Endmost while, Tampa Bay Buccaneers extensive receiver Mike Evans and his agent, Deryk Gilmore, gave the staff a Saturday time limit for a untouched promise — one life prior to the Bucs viewable up the season on the Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m. ET, Sunday).

There’s deny indication a offer will occur, and Evans and Gilmore mentioned they’re going to now not proceed discussions with the Buccaneers on an extension next greater than a 12 months of negotiations, which means Evans will play games the overall 12 months of his offer — mentioning he doesn’t “want to be a holdout” — and change into a separate agent in 2024.

“We want the fans to know this is not a tactic and the ball is in the owner’s court,” Evans’ illustration, Presen 1 Sports activities and Leisure, mentioned in a loose extreme while.

So how have common supervisor Jason Licht and possession treated fresh promise conditions?

The Bucs let cornerbacks Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean take a look at separate company prior to each re-signed in 2022 and 2023, respectively. They didn’t give into within linebacker Devin White’s request to be traded when he voiced his displeasure over promise negotiations this spring.

They did position the franchise tag on extensive receiver Chris Godwin, which served as a place-holder for a untouched offer to get completed a couple of days then in 2022.

Have there been cases of them agreeing to untouched offers prior to stream ones expire? Sure. They prolonged defensive take on Vita Vea in the middle of a playoff run in 2022 on a four-year offer importance $73 million.

However right here, the Bucs may snatch the similar manner that they took with every other fan favourite, within linebacker Lavonte David, in letting Evans take a look at the waters of separate company previous this 12 months. David did so and went from making $12.5 million according to 12 months on his earlier promise to a one-year offer importance $4.5 million.

The Bucs have now not had superior luck in recent times with ageing separate brokers like Julio Jones, additionally a receiver, and Akiem Hicks on temporary offers.

If there’s lack of certainty from possession and the entrance place of business to fasten up Evans to a long-term offer as a result of he’s now 30, imagine what schoolmaster Todd Bowles needed to say this summer time when requested a few attainable drop-off in manufacturing as a result of Evans’ month.

“There are a lot of guys that play past 30 years old now,” Bowles mentioned. “That number is thrown out of context a lot, and I think it is about how you take care of your body and how you treat yourself and I think Mike does a great job of that.”

So what would the marketplace for Evans in fact appear to be, and is it even possible, at 31, if there’s a dropoff this season with out retired quarterback Tom Brady?

He’s mentioned to be in quest of Cooper Kupp cash. Kupp, additionally 30, is recently making $26.7 million according to 12 months with $75 million assured. He’s handiest had two 1,000-yard seasons in six years, however that comes with two cases of his seasons being short in part as a result of trauma. However Kupp additionally used to be the 2021 NFL Offensive Participant of the Past — prominent the league in receiving yards (1,947), receptions (145) and touchdowns (16) — and he additionally completed 17 yards shy of Calvin Johnson’s single-season receiving document.

Buffalo Expenses extensive receiver Stefon Diggs, a three-time Professional Bowler who reached 1,000 receiving yards in 5 out of his 8 seasons, has had 29 touchdowns within the extreme 3 seasons. He’s additionally 30 and is making $24 million according to 12 months with $70 million assured on a promise signed in April 2022.

Keenan Allen, a five-time Professional Bowler, is 31 and is making $20.025 million according to 12 months on a four-year offer importance $80.1 million signed in 2020, has crash 1,000 receiving yards 5 occasions in 10 seasons however hasn’t ever crash greater than 8 touchdowns in a season.

Evans, at the alternative hand, has crash the 1,000-yard mark in all 9 of his seasons within the league — which hasn’t ever been completed prior to. Evans’ landing manufacturing (6) did shed off extreme season, compared to the 14 and 13 he had within the alternative two years with Brady, however the staff’s scoring took a drastic crash as neatly — going from 30.1 in 2022 and 30.8 in 2021 to 18.4.

“I’ve been blessed to play this game for a really long time,” Evans mentioned. “Been a lot of plays, made a lot of money. … I’m just happy to be in this position I am.”

Evans has additionally been one of the vital sturdy receivers, lacking simply seven video games as a result of trauma or defect in 9 seasons (and two others as a result of suspensions).

What can’t be quantified as simply are the collection of occasions opposing groups have rolled protection Evans’ means, affording alternative move catchers alternatives. He’s been arguably one of the vital constant presences on a staff marred via consistent quarterback exchange prior to Brady — which contains Josh McCown, Mike Glennon, Jameis Winston and Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The fat query that the Bucs are weighing is how lengthy can he play games at this stage?

The past due Vincent Jackson, who mentored Evans and shared a matching enjoying taste, had two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on the ages of 30 and 31 in 2013 and 2014. However please see two years, he used to be not able to complete the season as a result of accidents.

Jones crash 1,000 yards for the overall era at month 30 in 2019 when he used to be with the Atlanta Falcons, and for 3 consecutive seasons next that, he used to be not able to play games greater than 10 video games.

However upcoming there’s former Bucs extensive receiver Joey Galloway, whose manufacturing took a crash in his early 30s prior to attaining 1,000 yards on the ages of 34, 35 and 36. What if Evans turns into that?

And extra just lately, Larry Fitzgerald — who extreme performed till month 37 — crash 1,000 yards at ages 32, 33 and 34.

Evans made the purpose Thursday that alternative groups are paying two extensive receivers $20 million or extra according to 12 months. He’s relating to the Los Angeles Chargers, with Allen and Mike Williams, however they restructured either one of their oaths to sunny $14.38 million for 2023. That’s the one example of a staff paying two extensive receivers $20 million concurrently, and so they’re doing this occasion paying Justin Herbert a five-year offer importance $262.5 million, even supposing Herbert’s cap quantity is simply $8.45 million in 2023 and $19.345 million in 2024, prior to it balloons upward.

So far as the Bucs’ cap condition upcoming season — David and White, left take on Tristan Wirfs and protection Antoine Winfield Jr. are i’m ready to change into unrestricted separate brokers, occasion Godwin will input the overall 12 months of a three-year offer importance $60 million. They usually received’t have a launch quarterback beneath promise as Baker Mayfield is on a one-year offer with a bottom of $4 million.

Consistent with Roster Control Device, the Bucs may have $36.55 million in wage cap range for 2024 — pending the untouched cap determine.

The Bucs, who’ve mentioned on a couple of events that they need to conserve Evans a “Buc for life” are doing a little paintings at the back of the scenes to reinforce their monetary condition. They restructured Jensen’s promise in order that his useless cash will now be crack at $5.932 million in 2023 and $5.932 million in 2024, and $11.8 million in 2025, so it saves the Bucs $11.3 million in 2024. The Bucs additionally cleared $10.468 million via restructuring Barrett’s promise this while.

“Obviously we’ve been working with them for over a year now, trying to get something done,” Evans mentioned Thursday. “Any player in my position would want to be secure.”

If a offer doesn’t come to fruition, it doesn’t cruel Evans’ era in Tampa is finished. The Bucs may just franchise tag him, however in 2024, that might price $28.43 million.

That is probably not best given the Bucs’ need to save and with Evans merely short of safety, however that’s a trail either side can have to go within the offseason.