Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Optimism surrounding Week 2 status

Evans (calf) remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints, but the Buccaneers are optimistic that he'll be able to play, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Evans failed to log a full practice all week, but he apparently showed enough improvement heading into the weekend for Tampa Bay to feel good about his chances of suiting up. The veteran wideout led Tampa Bay with five catches on seven targets for 71 yards and a touchdown during its season-opening win over the Cowboys last weekend. Even if he's available Week 2, Evans will have a tough matchup Sunday while he likely draws shadow coverage from Marshon Lattimore, who held the wideout to just three catches for 62 yards across two games in 2021.