The Buccaneers practiced Wednesday without wide receiver Mike Evans, leaving some doubt about the availability of Evans for Sunday’s season opener vs. the Titans.
Evans, who caught 68 passes and scored 12 touchdowns as a rookie, has a hamstring injury and was shut down following the team’s second preseason game on Aug. 24. Evans said at the time the team was just playing it safe and he would be ready to play if it was a regular season week.
Now, the team is down to two practices before its first real game. Bucs Coach Lovie Smith didn’t address the status of Evans earlier this week; the team will place him on its first in-season injury report Wednesday and Smith will address the media after practice.
Louis Murphy took first-team reps in Wednesday’s practice with Evans out.