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Steelers sign seventh-round S Holliman
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The Pittsburgh Steelers signed seventh-round safety Gerod Holliman to a four-year contract Saturday.
The 6-foot, 218-pound Holliman, who was the 239th overall pick, played collegiately at Louisville. In 27 games with the Cardinals, he totaled 63 tackles, 14 interceptions, six pass breakups and one sack. Holliman was the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award in 2014, after tying the NCAA record for interceptions in a season with 14.
The Steelers now have signed each of their eight picks from the 2015 NFL Draft.
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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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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