The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are working to restructure the contract of wide receiver Mike Evans to create additional cap space, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
The Buccaneers can convert Evans' $12.25-million base salary into a signing bonus to gain additional cap relief, Fowler adds. That would reduce the wide receiver's team-high $16.64-million cap hit.
Tampa Bay has just $270,339 in cap space, according to the latest report from the National Football League Players Association.
Evans has been a consistent force for the Buccaneers since they drafted him seventh overall in 2014. He's recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his seven NFL seasons.
The 28-year-old also played a prominent role in Tampa Bay's run to Super Bowl LV, and his 1,006 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns led the team last season.
He's entering the third year of a five-year, $82.5-million deal, according to Spotrac.
