NFL official's son scoffs at conspiracy theories around Mike Evans' suspension: 'He was just doing his job'

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Mike Evans will not be taking the field for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Evans was suspended for one game for his role in a brawl with New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore in their Week 2 matchup. Evans appealed, but the suspension was upheld.

Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, said in a news release Evans was suspended for violating the league’s rules regarding unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct.

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New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, #23, and safety Marcus Maye, #6, get into a scuffle with Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, #13, and they are ejected after the play during the second half at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Sept. 18, 2022. (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

"After a play had ended, you were walking toward your sidelines. When you noticed your teammates engaged in a confrontation with Saints’ players, you ran toward that area on the field and violently threw your body into and struck an unsuspecting opponent who was part of that confrontation. You knocked your opponent to the ground and a melee ensued involving players from both teams. Your aggressive conduct could have caused serious injury to your opponent and clearly does not reflect the high standards of sportsmanship expected of a professional," Runyan wrote in his letter to Evans.

However, Runyan’s letter to Evans did little to quell any conspiracy theories about the suspension as Runyan’s son plays for Green Bay.

Jon Runyan Jr. shot down any notion there was something else at play.

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