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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Galveston native Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay |
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Buccaneers furthered his stature as one of the National Football |
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League's top pass catchers by recording his ninth consecutive |
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1,000-yard receiving season in 2022-2023; and |
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WHEREAS, In a matchup against the Carolina Panthers on |
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January 1, 2023, Mr. Evans extended his streak in dramatic fashion, |
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hauling in a 63-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to spark the Bucs |
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to a 30-24 win that clinched the NFC South Division title; Mr. Evans |
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holds the league record for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons |
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to start a career, and he is now in a second-place tie for the |
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longest streak of 1K campaigns among all NFL receivers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Evans first gained attention at Ball High School |
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in Galveston, where he played football only as a senior; he hauled |
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in 25 passes for 648 yards and 7 touchdowns that year to earn |
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All-Region and Second-Team All-District honors; at Texas A&M |
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University, he garnered All-American and All-Southeastern |
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Conference accolades; moreover, he set a school record as a |
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redshirt sophomore with 1,394 receiving yards, and he recorded the |
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two highest single-game receiving totals in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Evans was selected by Tampa Bay as the seventh |
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pick in the 2014 NFL Draft; in addition to leading the NFL in |
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receiving touchdowns each year since entering the league, he owns |
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six of the Buccaneers' top 10 single-game receiving marks, and he |
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has the most touchdown receptions, total TDs, receiving yards, |
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receptions, and yards from scrimmage in franchise history; a |
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four-time Pro Bowl selection, he helped lead the Bucs to the 2021 |
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Super Bowl championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Evans has inspired football fans across the |
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Lone Star State and beyond, and he may indeed take great pride in |
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his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Evans on recording his ninth |
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consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season in the NFL and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Evans as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |