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  April 8, 2023 9:45 AM EDT

  Mike Evans watches a certain video before every single game. The habit started at Texas A&M, when Evans would take a near 10-minute chunk out of his pre-game routine to fire up a YouTube video. Now in Tampa Bay, Evans does the same.The video is almost 10 minutes of Muhammad Ali, Thanks to the , which spoke Josh Okogie Jersey to Evans after Ali's death, we now know which video Evans watches and why he watches it:"All the trash-talkers in every sport, it's because of Muhammad Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Jersey Ali. I'm sure nobody was talking the trash he did before his time. Nobody did that. He had an impact and people don't know it," Evans told the . "He's one of the best boxers of all time, and one of the most inspirational athletes, giving people motivation. I watched a , it's like nine minutes and I watch it before every game. I've been doing that since college."Evans also has an Ali tattoo, Omari Spellman Jersey which he says he got a month ago. RIP Ali one of the greatest and most inspirational athletes of all time! Mike Evans (@MikeEvans13_) "Ironically enough, I got the tattoo like a month ago. Everybody knows that picture. It's one of the most famous pictures in sports history, from when he knocked out Minnesota Timberwolves Jeresy Sonny Liston," Evans said. "I liked that picture. It means something to me. He had that fire in him, that will to be the best and stand up for a cause. I had seen a shirt -- my tattoo artist was wearing a shirt one day and I was like, 'Man, I want that tattoo.' He did it for me. It was ironic for me that he pa sed and I just Jarrett Culver Jersey got that."Evans is hardly the only player who looked up to Ali. Shortly after his death, countle s NFL players and teams took to Twitter As CBS Sports' Bill Reiter wrote, "Not only is he arguably the greatest athlete of all time, or the most famous; ." The response on Saturday seemed to back up that belief. The is worth a read, as Evans also talks about how Ali "transcended sports."