The big news out of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers headquarters on Wednesday was that wide receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returned to practice , setting the clock ticking on the eventual return of both from injured reserve at some point in the next 21 days. The dream sparked after the selection of Emeka Egbuka in the first round of the 2025 draft of an unstoppable receiving corps fronted by Evans, Egbuka, McMillan and Chris Godwin could still be realized before the end of the regular season.

But that hasn't been the reality for the Buccaneers at any point during the first 14 weeks of this campaign. Most notably, Evans and Godwin – the two leading receivers in franchise history – have yet to play in a game together in 2025. And yet, Tampa Bay's offense, if not quite as explosive and h

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