The Buffalo Bills have traded wide receiver Lee Evans to the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
Buffalo will receive a fourth-round pick for Evans, Schefter adds.
The 13th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Wisconsin, Evans is a legitimate vertical threat, with his 377 receptions going for 5,934 yards, a 15.7-yard average. Only once during his seven-year career has Evans not averaged at least 15 yards per reception.
Evans' ability to stretch the field should benefit starter Anquan Boldin, and take some pressure off of rookie wide receivers Torry Smith and Tandon Doss. The Ravens had previously explored signing former New York Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery, who signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday.
Evans is signed through 2012 with base salaries of $3.275 million (2011) and $3.225 million (2012), with a $1 million roster bonus next season.
Trading Evans to the Ravens means Stevie Johnson, who is entering the final year of his contract, becomes the No. 1 receiver in Buffalo, with the No. 2 job up for grabs between slot receiver Roscoe Parrish, former San Diego Chargers first-round pick Buster Davis, and second-year receivers David Nelson and Donald Jones.
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
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