{"id":381538,"date":"2025-12-31T01:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/381538\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T01:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:09:08","slug":"former-texas-am-wr-mike-evans-climbs-higher-in-nfl-record-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/381538\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas A&#038;M WR Mike Evans climbs higher in NFL record books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> star Mike Evans has built his NFL legacy on reliability, consistency, and availability. That combination has made him one of the most prolific wide receivers the league has ever seen. And even in a shortened season\u2014one that finally brought his historic 1,000\u2011yard streak to an end\u2014Evans still managed to cross another major milestone.<\/p>\n<p>This year was uncharacteristically difficult for Evans. The veteran wideout, who rarely misses time, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/former-texas-m-star-wide-181902816.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:battled nagging injuries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">battled nagging injuries<\/a> and appeared in only half of Tampa Bay\u2019s games, the most he has ever missed in his 11\u2011year career. That absence ensured he wouldn\u2019t be able to chase down Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for the <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/football\/2025\/01\/06\/social-media-react-mike-evans-ties-jerry-rice-record-1000-yards\/77481795007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:most consecutive 1,000\u2011yard seasons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">most consecutive 1,000\u2011yard seasons<\/a>, a reality Evans has accepted despite the disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But even limited availability couldn\u2019t stop the milestones from coming. In Week 17 against the Miami Dolphins, Evans hauled in a first\u2011quarter pass from Baker Mayfield to surpass 13,000 career receiving yards. With that catch, he became just the 22nd player in NFL history to reach the mark. Watch the catch below.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how long he continues playing, Evans has a legitimate chance to finish his career inside the top ten all\u2011time. For now, though, his focus remains on finishing the season strong and helping the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Buccaneers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> push for a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhosNextSports1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@whosnextsports1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@whosnextsports1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/football\/2025\/12\/30\/mike-evans-13000-career-nfl-receiving-yards-milestone\/87963097007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Texas A&amp;M star WR Mike Evans hits 13,000 career receiving yards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former Texas A&amp;M star WR Mike Evans hits 13,000 career receiving yards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Texas A&amp;M star Mike Evans has built his NFL legacy on reliability, consistency, and availability. That combination&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,6576,205255,205256,1233,21176,593,75978,85,1247,96250,205254],"class_list":["post-381538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-baker-mayfield","tag-career-receiving-yards","tag-jerry-rice","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-mike-evans","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-history","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-texas-am","tag-texas-am-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}