During his time with the Texas A&M Aggies at the college level, Mike Evans caught a lot of passes from star quarterback Johnny Manziel. And now that Baker Mayfield is his quarterback with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it sounds like he sees a lot of Manziel in his style of play.
During a recent appearance on TexAgs radio, Mike Evans made the comparison between Baker Mayfield and Johnny Manziel.
“Man, Baker, man, he surprised me a lot,” Evans said according to JoeBucsFan.com. “With not his game, I knew he was a really good player, just how he is as a leader and a teammate. He really surprised me a lot.
“He’s similar to Johnny, his playing style. I mean, really similar. So it was easy to adjust to play with him. Shorter quarterback. Great athlete. Throws like a baseball player, like really tight spiral. Really good arm. Improvise, can do all those things. Super tough. So I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do this year.”
They may have a similar play style on the field, but it’s pretty clear that Mayfield has been a lot more successful at the NFL level than Manziel ever was.
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