Opinion: Who cares if Mike Evans wore a Browns jersey?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has received some flack for wearing a Cleveland Browns jersey to a recent Texas A&M football game.

ESPN’s Sam Khan shared a picture of the second-year wideout in a Johnny Manziel jersey before Texas A&M—where the duo played together for two seasons—took on SEC foe Alabama.

Per JoeBucsFan, Evans provided his reasoning for the choice—which was perfectly reasonable and shouldn’t be subject to scrutiny.

“I had bought it last year. I thought it was the best time to wear it. You think Texas A&M, you think Johnny Manziel, right? But it was a Browns jersey, so I guess, you know, I should have probably worn an A&M jersey. But I didn’t have one. So I thought that would be the best thing.”

But why do we even care?

Evans and Manziel were roommates at Texas A&M. By all accounts, the now-NFL players have remained close since joining the professional ranks. Evans was supporting his former teammate in a unique way at Kyle Field.

And, most importantly, football is a freaking game.

After the Browns beat the Bucs last season, Evans didn’t demand a trade to play on the same team as Manziel. You know what? The sun even came up the next morning.

Remember when Colin Kaepernick took some heat for donning a Miami Dolphins hat?

https://twitter.com/CFBHistory101/status/353663197099745280

You guessed it! Who cares?

So, fine. Wearing a random team’s colors isn’t a big deal, but rivalries are obviously different!

Take, for example, New York Yankees fans. They would never interact in a positive manner with a Boston Red Sox player, so our favorite athletes definitely shouldn’t participate in something as degrading as being a civilized human being.

Oh. I guess that’s not true, either.

If we’re losing our minds over something as foolish as what jersey Evans wears—especially if it’s one of a former teammate—it’s important to recognize we’re yet again taking sports way too seriously.

Because each time we’ve freaked about a non-issue, the sun came up the next morning.

It will tomorrow, too.