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Brian Hartline’s Golf Celebration Costs ‘Phins
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline was trending on Twitter in the third quarter of their 34-15 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs for the wrong reasons.
Following an important touchdown catch that cut the deficit to 14-10, Hartline celebrated with a golf putt as teammates Mike Wallace, Ryan Tannehill, Dallas Thomas and others joined in. Group celebrations result in a 15-yard penalty.
That helped set up a score by the Chiefs on the ensuing drive where Kansas City took a 21-10 lead. Miami was never able to get much closer and fell to 1-2 on the season.
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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