Report: NFL considering suspension for Bucs WR Evans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans could be suspended for his role in the fight that broke out between his team and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports the league is reviewing Evans actions and notes he is considered a repeat offender after being suspended in 2017 for a similar incident. 

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Evans' 2017 suspension also came as a result of a dead-ball scuffle with Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. On Sunday, Evans knocked Lattimore to the turf as the cornerback was jawing with Buccaneers star Tom Brady.

“It was a cheap shot,” Saints running back Mark Ingram said of Evans' hit on Lattimore. “For you to come in and blindside somebody, I mean, I don’t understand what you’re supposed to do? If somebody comes and just cheap-shots you, nobody respects that. ... As a man, as a player, you’ve got to be able to defend yourself in some form.”

Evans defended his actions after the win, stating he thought he saw Lattimore throw a punch. 

“I wasn’t going to let that happen,” Evans said. “We got each others' back.”

Lattimore was also ejected from Sunday's game, which was tied 3-3 when the scuffle broke out. The Buccaneers went on to win it 20-10. 

“The officials had flags for both of those players,” NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson said. “We actually reviewed those actions and determined that the actions by both of those players did rise to the level of flagrant and then therefore disqualification.”

Lattimore and Evans have carried on a personal