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Giants re-sign K Boswell
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The New York Giants re-signed kicker Chris Boswell on Wednesday to handle the kicking duties in the preseason finale.
Boswell was in training camp with the team before he was waived on Aug. 16.
Boswell will be the Giants’ kicker on Thursday night against the New England Patriots in place of Josh Brown, who suffered a bruised leg two weeks ago when he made a tackle against Jacksonville.
The Giants had an available spot after on the 75-man roster after trimming their roster to 74 Tuesday. The roster must be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET Saturday.
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]
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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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