Bucs WR Mike Evans.
Mike Evans grew up in Galveston, Tex., a little over an hour from Houston on the Gulf. When he’s not in Florida, Evans resides in Katy, Tex., which is about 30 miles west of Houston.
So Houston has basically been Evans’ backyard all his life. And with the Bucs playing the Texans in Houston on Monday night, Evans, 32 and in a contract year with the Bucs, confessed Monday could be his final game near his home turf.
> “It might be,” Evans said. “Even if I played another three or four years, when is the next time we go back?
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> “This might be my last time.”
Joe [did the research](https://www.buccaneers.com/future-opponents) and currently, the Bucs are scheduled to host Houston in 2027, which is the next time the Bucs are expected to play the Texans. That’s as far out as the future opponents are known. The standard NFL rotation would put the Bucs back in Houston in 2031.
So at best, Evans would have to play three more years for a shot at playing one more game in Houston, provided he sticks with the Bucs.
And no, Evans didn’t say this season is his last.
Since the Bucs may not play in Houston for another three years, Evans said he and his family are treating Monday’s game as if it is his final NFL game in the neck of the woods he calls home.
“A lot of people are coming to this game for that sole reason,” Evans said of his family and friends. “It’s always fun going back to Texas.”