Mike Evans

Following their Super Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs‘ focus shifted to revamping the top half of their wide receiver room. General manager Brett Veach undoubtedly weighed plenty of options, ultimately landing on Marquise “Hollywood” Brown in free agency and Xavier Worthy in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Apparently, there was almost another choice on the table for the back-to-back champs. Five-time Pro Bowler Mike Evans recently admitted that had he ended up on the free agent market, Kansas City was at or near the top of his list of teams to join.

Speaking to NFL Network at Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp, Evans explained that he’s a huge fan of how Patrick Mahomes plays. That factored into the Chiefs being a franchise that piqued the former first-round pick’s interest.

“I mean, I’ve been here my whole career,” Evans said. “And that was a goal of mine, honestly. I mean, in the back of my mind, I’m thinking Houston, Kansas City – I love Pat Mahomes’s game. I’m thinking those two teams, obviously, and I’m obviously thinking the Bucs. It would’ve been extremely hard, if I hit free agency, to leave here. This is where my family knows, my kids were born here, my wife’s been here a long time – she doesn’t want to pack it up and move everything. So really, her decision is the reason why I decided to stay. She loves this place and I obviously love this place but when she gave me the go-ahead like, ‘We should stay here,’ no-brainer.”