Mike Evans laughs off fears he could be suspended for fight with Marshon Lattimore

Mike Evans has offered his side of the story after the on-field brawl that saw him hit  Marshon Lattimore of the New Orleans Saints after he clashed with Evans’ Tampa Bay team-mate Tom Brady.

Lattimore and Evans were ejected for their parts in the scrap. Lattimore put his hands on Brady and hit out at Lee Fournette after the duo exchanged words and Evans then appeared, out of nowhere, to push Lattimore to the ground.

Speaking in the locker room afterward, Evans appeared to suggest that matters should be left on the field and that neither he nor his foe Lattimore should face more punishment.

Evans (second right) intervened with force after Lattimore and Tom Brady were clashing 

Lattimore shoved Brady as they yelled at each other, leading to Evans (13) rushing in

‘It gets spicy when you come to New Orleans,’ Evans said to the Tampa Bay Times. ‘They are a good team, a physical team.

‘All I see is Lattimore punching Lee [Fournette] in the face or something like that and then pushed Tom.

‘That’s all I saw. I just pushed him.’

The pair were ejected for the incident but both tried to hype the crowd up further as they left the field. 

A clip of Evans went viral on social media after the scrap, with the wide receiver filmed clearly shouting to a coach: ‘That’s Tom Brady! What do you want me to do’ after sticking up for the quarterback.

Evans said he didn’t think he would be suspended for the incident and drew comparisons to his clash with Lattimore in 2017, where he ran onto the field and shoved Lattimore in the back

‘No, that was… 2017 I didn’t get ejected and that really was a cheap shot,’ Evans said. ‘This wasn’t. He punched my team-mate.’ 

But the suggestion Monday morning is that the NFL are considering a suspension for Evans and Lattimore, partly because of that history that Evans spoke of. 

The confrontation led to the benches spilling onto the field, with a shoving match ensuing

Both Lattimore (above) and Evans tried to pump up the crowd following their ejections

In 2020, the two fought again – this time with Lattimore instigating and Evan’s knocking off his counterpart’s helmet.

It is likely that both players would appeal any possible suspension. 

Evans and the Bucs play the Packers next, on Sunday, while the Saints will take a trip to the Panthers.