Mike Evans

The Saints' current QB started the beef between teammate Marshon Lattimore and former teammate Mike Evans with a simple poke to Lattimore's helmet in 2017.

Green](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13983/aj-green) and cornerback [Jalen Ramsey](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3045373/jalen-ramsey) got into a one-time fight when Green was with the [Cincinnati Bengals](/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals) and Ramsey with the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/nfl/team/_/name/jax/jacksonville-jaguars). (then with the [New York Giants](/nfl/team/_/name/nyg/new-york-giants)) and [Josh Norman](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15124/josh-norman) (then with the [Carolina Panthers](/nfl/team/_/name/car/carolina-panthers)) earned fines and suspensions for their battles. And it takes two or three guys to push him in the back to get him under control I guess. "The most important part for Mike is, Mike gotta understand how important he is for us and what he means to us," Leftwich said. He said it meant the world to him that Evans wanted to defend him and didn't think he deserved a suspension. Evans hasn't scored a touchdown since his two-touchdown performance in the Bucs' Week 4 loss to the Both Lattimore and Evans were thrown out of the game, and Evans received [another suspension](/nfl/story/_/id/34624244/nfl--tampa-bay-buccaneers-receiver-mike-evans-one-game-altercation-new-orleans-saints-marshon-lattimore). "I think it's an emotional game, and I think it's a very hard-nosed team that we're playing," Brady said Friday. "I talked to Mike about it, and it went from 'Ah, it's nothing,' to 'They don't like each other.' It is what it is. Lattimore shoved Winston, Evans rushed in to defend his quarterback, blindsiding Lattimore and sending him to the ground. He was frustrated, irritated and really didn't want to deal with Lattimore, then a rookie cornerback for the Saints, who was walking near the Bucs sideline. So Winston poked Lattimore in the helmet and told him to go away.