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Packers sign rookies Montgomery and Manning
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The Green Bay Packers announced Thursday that they have signed rookies Ty Montgomery and Travis Manning.
Montgomery, a third-round pick out of Stanford, is expected to step in as a return man. He ran back five kickoffs and punts for touchdowns in four seasons at Stanford.
Manning, a cornerback from Northwest Missouri State, was undrafted. He started 37 games in college, including 26 over his final two seasons.
First-round defensive back Damarious Randall is the only unsigned draft pick from the Packers’ eight-man class.
In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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