TAMPA, Fla. – On a night when Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans became just the 11th player in NFL history to reach 100 receiving touchdowns on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens, the 11-year veteran of the Bucs left the game with a right hamstring injury and significant pain.

Evans, who entered the game with a hamstring injury but was determined to play, caught a 25-yard touchdown from Baker Mayfield on the opening drive. But in the second quarter, Mayfield tried to find Evans in the end zone on a 25-yard go route against Brandon Stephens, and Evans couldn’t sustain the pass as he grabbed his right hamstring, fell to the ground and writhe in pain. after.

Evans remained on the field for several seconds as coaches and teammates gathered around him. He was able to leave the field with vice president of sports medicine and performance Bobby Slater, but limped considerably as he entered the tunnel to a standing ovation.

Evans missed two days of practice this week due to the injury, which coach Todd Bowles described earlier this week as a lingering injury rather than an acute one. He was able to practice on a limited basis Friday and had no injuries heading into Monday night’s game, where he was honored with a message on the video board commemorating his 100th career touchdown.

Through the first six weeks of the season, Evans’ five touchdowns tied for the league lead (his touchdown Monday night was his sixth). He is the only player in NFL history to post ten consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in his first ten seasons in the league, and the goal this year was to break Jerry Rice’s league record of 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to match.