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Former Houston
Oilers and Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Josh Evans died
after a year-long battle with cancer, the team announced Friday.
He was 48.
Evans was a starter for the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. Evans
played in 71 games (37 starts) for the Oilers and Titans from
1995-2001. He also played three seasons (23 games) for the New
York Jets.
"I am so sad to hear that our Titans family lost Josh Evans
today," Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a
statement. "His fight against cancer was one of courage and
strength and his teammates were by his side encouraging him
throughout that fight. We will remember his big personality and
even bigger smile. We send our condolences to his family and
friends in this difficult time."
Evans was diagnosed with kidney cancer in January 2020. He had
been battling the disease at a cancer treatment center in
Fayetteville, Ga.
He finished his career with 21.5 sacks, 14.5 of those with the
Titans. Evans missed the 2000 season for violating the league's
substance abuse policy.
Evans started 10 games in the 1999 season and all four games in
the postseason, including the Titans' loss to the then-St. Louis
Rams in the Super Bowl in Atlanta. He had five tackles in the
23-16 loss. He missed the first four games of that season
following his first violation of the NFL's substance-abuse
policy.
The team honored Evans as the honorary 12th Titan in their Week
6 game against the Houston Texans on Oct. 18, 2020.
(Field Level Media)
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