One of the Buccaneers' star players felt compelled to offer assistance to the Tampa Bay community in their time of need.

On Wednesday, we threw a "Back-to-School Bash" at Children's Home Network in Tampa, complete with pizza and backpacks filled with school supplies for every child currently living on the campus. We are thrilled to be able to help these kids as they get ready for another school year while facing so many other obstacles in their lives. 🎒📚✏️📓

When it comes to giving back to the community off the field, nobody in the NFL does it better than Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans.

Not only is Evans constantly active with multiple charity endeavors throughout the Tampa Bay area, but he does the same for his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

In fact, Evans was back in Galveston this weekend holding a youth football camp, with Bucs teammate (and fellow Galveston product) Zyon McCollum. Zyon’s twin brother, Tristin, who plays safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, was also in attendance.

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Much like the athleticism he has used to build a Hall-of-Fame-caliber NFL career, Mike Evans’ drive to continue giving back is instinctual, ingrained and natural.

“I never do any community work and think about legacy — it’s just how I was raised and what this community means to me,” said Evans, who Saturday morning hosted his eighth yearly free football skills camp for area children at Spoor Field just off the campus of Galveston’s Ball High School where he once traversed the halls as a basketball and football standout.

“I’d do it if there were cameras or no cameras,” Evans added. “I’m just trying to leave Galveston better than when I came up.”

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Enjoy interactive golf games, food and drinks at BigShots Golf in Bryan to help raise money for The Mike Evans Family Foundation’s scholarship fund.

“Mike and Ashli just really want to see our young people get out there and continue their education in any way possible,” said Brandy Tuck with The Mike Evans Family Foundation.

If you’re participating in the Tee-Off Bash, you will have the chance to meet and take pictures with Super Bowl Champion and Texas A&M Hall of Famer Mike Evans!

He’s staying in TBAY.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Mike Evans have reached an agreement on a new contract, according to the wide receiver’s agent. The two-year deal could land Evans $52 million, with $35 million guaranteed across the 2024 and 2025 NFL seasons.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Mike Evans will return to Aggieland this spring.

He is doing a fundraiser event on April 27th for his Mike Evans Family Foundation.

The Tee-Off Bash is happening at Big Shots.

It will include golf games, other activities and a silent auction.

The Mike Evans Foundation is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to empowering and supporting individuals so that they know that no goal is unattainable. Other programs the Mike Evans foundation puts on include Catch for Christmas, Catch for Kids, and they also offer college scholarships.

With his 13th career 150-yard game on Sunday against Carolina, Bucs WR Mike Evans extended his NFL record to 10 consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards to start a career…It's the second-longest streak at any point in a player's career.

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For years, football has been just about as associated with Thanksgiving Day as the turkey and dressing; in Galveston, those two worlds converged in their own special way.

Through their charitable foundation, Mike Evans — the Galveston native and standout wide receiver for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and wife Ashli Evans brought food and fellowship to locals in need at his second annual Thanksgiving Luncheon in Galveston on Saturday.

“It’s a blessing to be able to give back to the community who has been so supportive of Mike and I throughout the years,” Ashli Evans said. “Our hope is that everyone is able to enjoy a warm, home-cooked meal for the holidays. We are grateful for all the volunteers who made it all possible.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and his Mike Evans Family Foundation recently awarded 13 students with $10,000 and surprised two more with $20,000, totaling $170,000 in college scholarships to help these students pursue their education and goals.

The Mike Evans Family Foundation works to award annual college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are hardworking and well-rounded but who may not have the opportunity to attend college because of financial reasons. Since Evans and his wife, Ashli Evans, started the Foundation in 2017, they have donated more than $345,000 to help fund college scholarships throughout the country.

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The summer heat was sweltering, but when it comes to his continued support for and from his hometown, Galveston native and NFL standout Mike Evans describes it as a different — more loving — type of warmth.

“There are always so many familiar faces coming out to support, and I will always be appreciative to this city,” said Evans, who was back on the island Saturday to lead his annual free youth football camp. “That’s why I’ll always give back and why I’ll always be around.”

Super Bowl Champion and potential future hall of famer Mike Evans hosted his youth football camp for the third year, at his alma mater Galveston Ball High School.

Evans, a Galveston native, credited former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Casey Hampton with the inspiration to hold a camp.

“It inspired me so much and motivated me to be the next player that did this, and I was telling the kids today I hope there will be a few of y’all that can do this,” said Evans. “I’m a big kid at heart, I love them asking all their questions because I know what it’s like to be a kid and that can go a long way.”

Evans hosted the camp to more than 100 kids, for free, ages 8-14 through his Mike Evans Family Foundation.

Mike Evans hosts 2nd annual gala in Tampa

The event helps fund the Mike Evans Family Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on empowering youth, encouraging education and standing against domestic violence.

Mike Evans is well-known for his life on the football field, but now he’s found a new medium to talk about his life off of it, too.

The Mike Evans Family Foundation, Evans’ charity, announced on Tuesday that Evans has released a children’s book about his life growing up in middle school titled “The Middle School Rules of Mike Evans”. The book is written by Sean Jensen, a former NFL writer who has had a series of “Middle School Rules” books for various other NFL players.

Evans, who attended Texas A&M in college and was recently inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame last year, gave back to the community in College Station, Texas, by participating in what the school calls “The Big Event.” According to the school itself, The Big Event is a massive community service project that has recently been extended to other schools and countries as well.

The Bucs wideout has been very active with charity work and community service off the field, particularly with his Mike Evans Family Foundation which helps victims of domestic violence. He also frequently does work in his hometown of Galveston, Texas, so his continued work with his alma mater nearby is nothing new.

Evans will be back in Tampa Bay for the 2023 season in a quest to help the team win a Super Bowl and to get his 10th 1000-yard receiving season.

Buccaneers’ players, coaches and staff will wear customized cleats and shoes to support causes that hit home on Monday night.

It is that time of year again. Boxes are arriving to locker rooms around the league, ready to be unveiled. On Monday, December 5, more than 60 players, coaches and staff from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will participate in the NFL's annual My Cause My Cleats campaign, an initiative created for NFL players to reveal their passions off the field and to wear their heart on their cleats. Players choose a cause that has personally impacted their own lives and display that chosen organization or foundation on custom designed cleats. Buccaneers' players and staff will showcase a myriad of colors and personalized art supporting 40-plus different charitable organizations when Tampa Bay hosts the New Orleans Saints for Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET in Week 13.

The Buccaneers prioritized community outreach during the month of November in a plethora of player-led Thanksgiving efforts.

It is Giving Tuesday, a movement that unleashes the power of generosity around the globe. Several Buccaneers spent time away from football preparation to foster growth in underserved communities through personal, impassioned foundations.

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The weather outside Saturday was rainy and cold, but inside there were warm meals and even warmer smiles as the Mike Evans Family Foundation presented its inaugural Heather Kilgore Thanksgiving Luncheon at the Wilbrydge Reception Hall, 2702 Ave. L, in Galveston.

“It means a lot,” Evans, the perennial All-Pro for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Galveston native, said about the event, which was named for his mother, Heather Kilgore. “She’s the reason I am who I am, and she has always been a very giving person.”

For an athlete who did not play football until his senior year of high school, Mike Evans has become one of the most consistent wide receivers in the NFL. Currently in his ninth season, Evans was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (seventh overall) in 2014. Evans is the only player in NFL history to start his career with eight consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and just the sixth all-time to have 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons during their career, joining Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, Torry Holt, Cris Carter and Marvin Harrison. He holds the Buccaneers franchise record for most touchdowns scored (76 entering the 2022 season). In addition, Evans also holds the Buccaneers’ all-time franchise records for receptions, receiving yards, touchdown catches, and 100-yard receiving games. Evans has four seasons of double-digit touchdown receptions, with his career-high of 14 coming in the most recent 2021 season.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Mike Evens may play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but he hasn’t forgotten where he got his start.

The former Texas A&M wide receiver began the Mike Evans Family Foundation with his wife Ashli in December 2017. The organization supports those in need in Galveston, College Station and Tampa, with a focus on empowering youth, encouraging education and taking a stand against domestic violence.