Mike Evans is back practicing today.

Laine said Evans did do some jogging and the hamstring looked to be holding up. Evans has been out about two weeks so the hope is he starts to really progress from here.

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Saturday that WR Mike Evans, who left Friday's practice early with a hamstring injury, "is fine" and is day-to-day.

Certainly good news for Evans. He'll have plenty of time to rest. We're still a month away from the Buccaneers' first game on September 11 against the Cowboys and it was always very unlikely Evans, or many other Buccaneers starters, would play much, if at all, in the preseason. Evans is being selected, on average, in the top 20 picks overall as a top-8 wide receiver in what should be another Super-Bowl-or-bust season and what could be Tom Brady's final season.

This was Godwin's first practice since his ACL tear.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Julio Jones, Russell Gage

If Godwin is truly ready to go by Week 1, we have a bonafide wide receiver logjam in Tampa Bay, which will be a great problem to have for Tom Brady. There for a brief moment, it was looking like Russell Gage was going to operate as the team's WR2 for at least a small portion of the 2022 season, but with the return of Godwin and the addition of Julio Jones, he may be relegated back to a rotational role.

Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per source.

Related players: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Russell Gage

The soon-to-be 45-year Tom Brady now will have a chance to throw to the 33-year-old Jones, Schefter pointed out. The Bucs do throw a lot but there will be a lot of mouths to feed in this offense. It could be insurance for Godwin returning to the lineup from injury as well. The biggest hit could come to Gage's targets and value, and, Jones, himself, may not see a ton of balls like potential owners were hoping for. Still, there is definitely some value for Jones and his owners.

Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Related Players: Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Russell Gage

John Paulsen's take: Jones is yet another weapon for Tom Brady and provides some insurance in case Chris Godwin is not available at the start of the season. Godwin is apparently cleared for the start of camp, so he's seemingly on track to play Week 1, but given the timeframe of his ACL tear, that's a really quick recovery. As long as Jones is healthy, he'll have a chance to play in three-WR sets with Mike Evans and Godwin, but it's possible that Russell Gage beats out the 33-year-old Jones for the WR3 job if Jones' production has truly declined. If Godwin is out to start the season, Gage will likely fill the slot since nearly half of his targets came on slot routes last season. Jones's arrival puts a small dent in Evans' and Gage's value.

Buccaneers RB Ronald Jones (ankle) and WR Cyril Grayson (hamstring) remain out of practice. WRs Breshad Perriman (hip) and Tyler Johnson (quad) remain limited. WR Mike Evans (hamstring) practiced in full.

Buried the lede nicely, eh? The Grayson/Jones injuries loom fairly large are productive pieces of the an offense littered with injuries.

Buccaneers WR Cyril Grayson (hamstring) and RB Ronald Jones (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, while WRs Mike Evans (hamstring), Breshad Perriman (hip), and Tyler Johnson (quad) were limited Wednesday.

That is a lot of necessary names on the injury report. Most should play, and the Bucs did open the practice windows for Leonard Fournette and Gio Bernard.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) and RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn (ribs) practiced in full Thursday, while RB Ronald Jones (ankle) sat out again.

Evans could/should be the Bucs' top passing target Week 18, while Vaughn is a lock for the most running work.

Bucs WRs Antonio Brown (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), and Tyler Johnson (quad) are questionable for Week 17 against the New York Jets.

Related Players: Scott Miller, Jalen Darden, Breshad Perriman

If Evans and Brown miss Week 17, it may be best to avoid Bucs wideouts, even in a good matchup against the Jets.

Buccaneers Assistant and interim HC Harold Goodwin told reporters Friday that WR Mike Evans (hamstring) will be a game-day decision.

Evans was activated from the COVID list Friday and made an appearance at practice Friday, so the hope is the rest helped. The Bucs WR room looks bleak without Evans.