The Bucs are tanking. They are taking a $35M cap hit on the chin for Brady next season.
Mike Evans will be 30 next year. Last year of his contract. A pre 6/1 trade costs them a massive cap penalty, 21M, with only 2M in savings. Post 6/1, they save $14M and spread it over two seasons.
What does a 30 year old WR without a contract go for on a team that is about to have 2-3 years of pain? A second and a fourth?