Buccaneers WR Mike Evans to make his return for TNF

Dec 10, 2025

Bowles said Mike Evans has shown everything he needed to show in practice to get activated and make his return Thursday vs. Falcons.

Related Players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin

Fantasy Impact:

Good timing for the Bucs as Egbuka has struggled a bit as of late, so all three of their top options hitting the field is a nice boost for Baker Mayfield. With that said, Auman followed up this tweet by saying, "I'd think they're careful with him, but they need to win the game, so the scoreboard will have a say in it too."

We should take this to mean that Evans will be back on the sideline if Tampa Bay has a comfortable lead, so that could cap his ceiling in fantasy. Consider him more of a WR3, but we could see better upside in the following two contests.

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Buccaneers WR Mike Evans limited Tuesday

CBS Sports

yesterday · 7:39 PM EST

Mike Evans has now opened the week with back-to-back limited tags on the team's injury report, and he'll look to be a full participant at Wednesday's final session before Week 15.

Fantasy Impact:

Evans is looking to return from a broken collarbone and put the Bucs at full strength on offense for the first time since Week 4. We'll update his status from Wednesday's injury report ahead of Thursday's game.

Browns place RB Jerome Ford on IR

ClevelandBrowns.com

yesterday · 7:35 PM EST

The Cleveland Browns have placed C Ethan Pocic (Achilles) and RB Jerome Ford (shoulder) on injured reserve.

Related players: Dylan Sampson, Quinshon Judkins

Fantasy Impact:

While Ford wasn't all that involved in the offense, he did have five receptions over the past two weeks on six targets. That work could end up going to Sampson, which is worth noting as we head to the fantasy playoffs. Sampson is now the clear RB2 behind Judkins and has had 7-4-9 touches over the past three weeks, including 5 catches for 64 yards last week. He's definitely worth picking up as a handcuff if you're a Judkins owner, but even in deeper leagues he may have some stand-alone value.

49ers release K Matt Gay

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 7:28 PM EST

The 49ers released kicker Matt Gay and quarterback Adrian Martinez from the practice squad on Tuesday, the team announced.

Related players: Eddy Pineiro

Fantasy Impact:

Pineiro is ready to return from a Grade 1 right hamstring strain. He has not played since a Nov. 16 game against the Cardinals, the story said. Gay made all four field goal attempts and all four PATs during his time with the Niners.