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The Athletic Football Show on Mike Evans

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Mike Evans can still take a goal ball or like pluck it off somebody's head. ... Having somebody that is a viable threat in that area of the field ... is the way for this offense to be fully unlocked again.
Mentioned at 62:41 – 64:22

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Evans provides the vertical threat and ball-winning ability the 49ers lacked

Mike Evans is expected to unlock the 49ers' offense by providing a vertical threat outside the numbers, a role the team lacked last year. He remains a top-tier contested catch threat.

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