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Vick exits, Jets turn to QB Simms
New York Jets quarterback Michael Vick was escorted to the locker room with a suspected head injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Matt Simms replaced Vick with the Chiefs leading the game 24-10.
Vick was 12 of 14 passing for 92 yards and one touchdown.
Vick absorbed a big hit by Josh Mauga and Vick’s head slammed to the turf. He was replaced by Matt Simms and doctors walked Vick from the sideline to the locker room.
Geno Smith, who started the first eight games of the season, was inactive.
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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