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Throwback Photos: Draft Day 2014 — Mike Evans Joins the Buccaneers

View images of WR Mike Evans being selected 7th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2014 NFL Draft

Mike Evans poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
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Mike Evans poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)

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Mike Evans walks on stage after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
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Mike Evans walks on stage after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)

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Mike Evans poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
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Mike Evans poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)

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Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans poses with NFL commissioner after being chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the seventh pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans poses with NFL commissioner after being chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the seventh pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers first round draft pick Mike Evans holds up his jersey after an NFL football news conference Friday, May 9, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Evans, a wide receiver from Texas A&M, was selected seventh player overall. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers first round draft pick Mike Evans holds up his jersey after an NFL football news conference Friday, May 9, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Evans, a wide receiver from Texas A&M, was selected seventh player overall. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: General Manager Jason Licht, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 and Head Coach Lovie Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: General Manager Jason Licht, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 and Head Coach Lovie Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, right, and first round draft pick Mike Evans during a news conference Friday, May 9, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Evans, a wide receiver from Texas A&M, was the seventh player chosen. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, right, and first round draft pick Mike Evans during a news conference Friday, May 9, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Evans, a wide receiver from Texas A&M, was the seventh player chosen. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: General Manager Jason Licht, Co-Chairman President Bryan Glazer, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13, Co-Chairman Joel Glazer and Head Coach Lovie Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: General Manager Jason Licht, Co-Chairman President Bryan Glazer, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13, Co-Chairman Joel Glazer and Head Coach Lovie Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Head Coach Lovie Smith, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 and General Manager Jason Licht of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 9, 2014: Head Coach Lovie Smith, Wide Receiver Mike Evans #13 and General Manager Jason Licht of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the draft press conference on May 9, 2014, at One Buccaneer Place. Photo by Matt May/Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans arrives on the red carpet for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans arrives on the red carpet for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Mike Evans walks on stage during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
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Mike Evans walks on stage during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)

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