Mike Evans And Jalen McMillan Will Not Play Sunday
December 5th, 2025
Not yet.
It’ll be at least one more week for the return of receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan.
Both returned to practice this week after long absences due to injury. Evans (broken clavicle) and McMillan (broken neck bones) looked impressive in practice, Bowles said, but their readiness process is ongoing. Each had been ruled out for Sunday, per Bowles.
The Bucs play again Thursday night at home against Atlanta.
Tristan Wirfs (oblique) was on the practice field today and is listed as questionable. Yes, the Bucs will need him against a feisty Saints defense that can rush the passer reasonably well.
December 5th, 2025 at 12:51 pm
If we lose to the Saints, give everyone the rest of the year off!
December 5th, 2025 at 12:52 pm
Fire Todd
December 5th, 2025 at 12:54 pm
F the aint’s
December 5th, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Makes more sense to give them more time, and have them ready for the Falcons on a quick turnaround. Smart move if the logic were to not have both come back from injury and play both games in 4 days.
December 5th, 2025 at 1:06 pm
Rest them all till 2027
December 5th, 2025 at 1:11 pm
It would have been wise to have mcmillan to dress and get 5-10 snaps.
By now, I would expect the only issue with him is mental (just broke your neck) and conditioning. Getting a few snaps to knock off the rust before Atlanta and then the final 3 important games would be nice. I would expect mike to be ready right away when he is back.
December 5th, 2025 at 1:11 pm
smart move bowles….
if Grizz cant score 28+ pts vs the saints with Tom Moore holding his hand, healthy o-line, RW1,CG14, Bucky and Tucker he needs to go asap!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
December 5th, 2025 at 1:16 pm
Np. Saints are slimy and play dirty anyway
Now go sign JPP
December 5th, 2025 at 1:30 pm
I doubt anybody is surprised about that. Now if they don’t play next week….
December 5th, 2025 at 1:31 pm
Fire Bowles! He’s the problem.
December 5th, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Good! Let them ease back in. If we can’t beat this Saints team without them, we have NO business talking playoffs anyway. We will NEED them if we make the playoffs, since we will need to score 40 points a game to have a chance.
December 5th, 2025 at 1:41 pm
Until I see McMillan take some hits and get up without a problem several games in a row will I change my mind that he should seriously consider retiring.
December 5th, 2025 at 1:43 pm
@Simeon
You know I like that idea.
Not so much that he rushes the passer (he’s pretty old now but I bet he could still cause some havic)… More so that he can help to install A SPINE! Perhaps a man who’s ACTUALLY been THERE and done THAT. A teacher that HAS Demonstrated that HE takes NO SH!T from anybody! And EXACTLY HOW you administer PAIN to the likes of say the Aint’s or ANY poor SOB that had the bad luck of lining up on the opposite side of him… Perhaps he CAN LIGHT A FIRE IN THESE “BOYS” SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO PLAY BALL LIKE “MEN”!!!!
December 5th, 2025 at 1:44 pm
Some bucs fans know whats coming.. an undefeated december… and sad thing about it, they hate it, only because they hate bowles… cant hate on a guy thats 8-2 in december and january the past 2 years
December 5th, 2025 at 2:44 pm
Probably for the best. Sit ’em.
December 5th, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Great decision.
December 5th, 2025 at 3:29 pm
What Rover Says. This team is soft in so many ways.
December 5th, 2025 at 3:31 pm
Considering the absolute hatred the aint’s organization and their fanbase has for Evans, I’d say this is a good call. I wouldn’t put it past them to call an injury to Evans a better outcome than winning the game for them.
I kinda view an aint’s game as similar to entering a dark alley in nawlins that already has a long history of homicide.
Keep your heads on swivels, the aint’s are dangerous spoilers!
December 5th, 2025 at 3:31 pm
If the team, mainly the O, can put up over 24 points but lose. Then we need to seriously look at different options at HC/DC.
December 5th, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Who ever takes the field needs to bring their A game for 60 minutes! Get it done!!
December 5th, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Vegasbuc Says:
Fire Todd
^^^^^^^^^
Ditto. This is the only correct post to every article until it happens.
December 5th, 2025 at 4:25 pm
Of course not. Just because they are practicing that doesn’t mean they’re ready to play.
December 5th, 2025 at 5:20 pm
Great to hold each of them out this week. I expect we’ll see both on Thursday night, but maybe not.
December 5th, 2025 at 5:26 pm
Obvious One
Exactly, spoken sort of like Rice would say it too, very well said.
JPP has been working out all season is ready and would pick up some Sacks and energize are Edge with his presence alone.
All I want 3 Christmas is for Licht to sign JPP lol
December 5th, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Our Bucs are just our Defense getting lit away from the SB
December 5th, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Do it 4 Tampa Jason, give him a workout atleast. We need sacks and Edge Leadership
Reddick ain’t been it
December 5th, 2025 at 6:06 pm
Bwahahaha, you’re barking up the wrong tree, Jason does nothing unless a coach nudges him in the right direction. So scream into the void, Todd Bowles, it may improve your odds
December 5th, 2025 at 6:20 pm
There’s not a team in the league that dislikes Evans more than the saints and their fanbase.
If they lose the game but injure Mike, they’d call that a win.
Especially playing from the spoiler position that they are in.
Watch out for those cheap shots!
December 5th, 2025 at 6:21 pm
So I’m not in the least bit upset about him not playing.
December 5th, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Too bad for Evans. I was hoping he’d take a shot at 2-300 yards in this game which would make 1K possible. Oh well…
December 5th, 2025 at 6:58 pm
@Simeon
It Sure Couldn’t Hurt a thing… And really he just may get a few sacks. More importantly, he’d be a Handful and open up opportunities for the rest of the guys. Especially “Body Slamming” techniques! Njk… Because SOMEONE, He!! ANYBODY whom Actually KNOWS HOW to play the position (OBVIOUSLY NOT Todd Bowles), needs to Support, Teach, and ENCOURAGE these men to Greatness, instead of pushing them to feel like Less Than a man!
“Laughed At” by EVERY OC in the WHOLE of Pro Football! It’s a DISGRACE what Bowles has done the CRITICAL DE department of men that are Now SCREWED UP in the head BADLY, compliments of Todd Bowles!
You’d think….. as a Genius….. that Bozo would realize WHY a Defensive End is drafted ONLY second to STAR QB’s…! I wonder WHY the rest of the WORLD sees and UNDERSTANDS what their PRIMARY FUNCTION IS….. Yet he Refuses!
I’m quite TIRED of “BIZZARO World’s Dog and Pony show featuring Bozo the Clown as the Ring Master”
Todd Bowles MUST provide a New Plan of attack! He IS Exposed and they see him and his OBSCURE game plan coming from MILES AWAY! Why is he SO VERY STUCK IN THE MUD? He’s a smart guy right???? Where is the CREATIVITY Todd Bowles? Are you Really this Boring, Dull, and Drab?
December 5th, 2025 at 8:17 pm
They both play against the Falcons and get the rust knocked off and should be ready for the Falcons.
December 5th, 2025 at 10:09 pm
If Bucs put Evans out on the field on Sunday, it would almost be guaranteed that a Saint player would try to take him out. In fact I can see them trying knock Baker out of the game. Hopefully that does not happen. Bucs should win but whenever Todd Bowles and his D are involved, no lead is safe as his schemes allow teams to move the chains and rack up the yardage as it has no pass rush and Todd’s secondary with the exception of Dean, Parrish, LVD (all heart but the body is finally wearing out) and Tykee Smith is essentially garbage with guys who have no talent or have gotten soft since they have gotten paid. One player that could have helped the D is Kancey but I have to label him as a bust since he is a first round pick that has contributed nothing. Every year he is injured, so if he is not making plays you’d expect from a day one draft pick, he is a bust. That pick is on Jason as we cannot blame Bowles for a guy being horrible if he is never on the field in the first place.