Bucs' Mike Evans eyes a Jerry Rice record: ‘Would be cool to have’

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans will have a new quarterback for the 2023 NFL season, but that isn’t stopping the four-time Pro Bowler from thinking big. 

Evans has 1,000 receiving yards in each of his nine NFL seasons, making him the first player to do so in his first nine years in the league. 

Mike Evans, #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, carries the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.   (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Now, Evans is setting his sights on a loftier goal. 

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Jerry Rice owns the record for consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards, going over the marker every year from 1986 through 1996. 

"I think about it. It’s right there, so I’m gonna definitely try to go get that," Evans told KPRC 2 Houston. "I’m already one of one right now. I hope I can pass the great Jerry Rice and his record. Obviously, nobody will pass his records, probably like ever, total. But that 1,000-yard streak would be cool to have."

Rice also holds the record for the most 1,000-yard seasons in a career, with 14. 

"I should get 1,000 yards if I’m healthy every year," Evans said. "It ain’t that. I want to be one of the tops in the league, I want to be winning games. That’s what I care about."

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Mike Evans (13) goes through a drill during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minicamp on June 15, 2023, at the AdventHealth Training Center at One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Florida.  (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via