Mike Evans - C

Mike Evans had a 6-year career in the NFL from 1968 to 1973, and was the Eagles' starting center for the middle 4 seasons.

Evans was the team's 9th-round pick in the 1968 draft. Veteran center Jim Ringo retired after the 1967 season, so the Eagles drafted Evans and signed Gene Ceppetelli from the CFL. Ceppetelli started most of the games in '68, but Evans played in 6 games (and started 4) in his rookie season.

He then anchored the O-line for the next 4 seasons, starting 13, 14, 14 and 12 games in that span. (I have a vague recollection that he missed most of one season (either '71 or '72) while the Eagles' tried to make-do with journeyman center Jerry Sturm and backup guard Mark Nordquist snapping the ball, but the record shows Evans played 12 games (all starts) in 1972, so my memory is slipping.)

In his final NFL season (1973), Evans played in all 14 games but only started 5, with rookie Guy Morriss starting 9 games.

Evans was traded to Detroit in January 1974 for safety Willie Germany, but did not make the Lions' team. He played for two WFL teams that season before retiring.

(Evans had no football cards)


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