New Orleans Saints

Evans was signed to a three-year contract by the Saints on July 25, 2006. He emerged as a consistent performer in training camp and preseason, and won the starting job after the projected starter, Jermane Mayberry

Jermane Mayberry

Jermane Timothy Mayberry is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. During the beginning of his career, Mayberry played several positions along the offensive line before...

, was injured in training camp and ultimately retired. In his rookie year, Evans started all 16 games, and both playoff games, at right guard. He was subsequently named to the Pro Football Weekly

Pro Football Weekly

Pro Football Weekly is an American sports magazine, founded in 1967, that covers the National Football League...

All-Rookie team.

In his second year, Evans started all 16 games at right guard again, and contributed to an offense that ranked No. 3 overall in the NFL. Remaining a starter in , Evans was part of an offensive line that allowed just 13 sacks on the season, a Saints franchise record.

Having established himself as one of the NFL's top right guards in , Evans was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl

2010 Pro Bowl

The 2010 AFC–NFC Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 2009 season. It took place at 8:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and host site of Super Bowl XLIV...

 NFC roster, being only the fourth guard to make the Pro Bowl in the Saints' 43-year franchise history. Jake Kupp

Jake Kupp

Jacob Ralph Kupp is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, and the New Orleans Saints. Kupp played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1964 NFL Draft...

 made the Pro Bowl in 1969

1969 Pro Bowl

The 1969 East-West Pro Bowl was an American football match played on January 19, 1969 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California before a small crowd of 32,050. The game was noteworthy because of the contributions of Los Angeles Rams players and their coach. George Allen, the...

, Brad Edelman

Brad Edelman

Brad M. Edelman was an American football guard in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints...

 was honored in 1987

1987 Pro Bowl

The 1987 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 1, 1987 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was AFC 10, NFC 6. Reggie White of the Philadelphia Eagles was the game's MVP. The referee was Dick Jorgensen....

, and LeCharles Bentley

LeCharles Bentley

LeCharles Vernon Bentley is a retired American football center of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.A two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Saints, Bentley was also a member of...

 went in 2003

2003 Pro Bowl

The 2003 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 2003 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was AFC 45, NFC 20. Ricky Williams of the Miami Dolphins was the game's MVP.-Offense:-Defense:-Special teams:-Offense:-Defense:...

.

Evans was a restricted free agent

Restricted free agent

A restricted free agent is a professional athlete who plays in the KHL, NFL, NHL, or NBA. Such players have special restrictions on the terms under which they can retain or change employment status with their athletic club teams.- NFL :...

 after the 2009 season, and on May 5, 2010, the Saints resigned Evans to a seven-year, $56.7 million contract that was reported to make Evans the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history, surpassing Alan Faneca

Alan Faneca

Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and played college football for Louisiana State....

's five-year, $40 million deal with the New York Jets

New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 in 2008.

Personal

Evans graduated from Bloomsburg in May 2007 with a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in exercise science. In 2009 he established a full scholarship for out-of-state minority students enrolled in BU's Master of Science

Master of Science

A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...

 in clinical athletic training program. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi

Omega Psi Phi

Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...

fraternity.

External links

• New Orleans Saints bio