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Chiefs TE Kelce fined $11,025
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was fined $11,025 for making an obscene gesture Sunday night in the Chiefs’ 29-16 loss to the Denver Broncos.
Kelce was caught on TV making the gesture while the referee announced a penalty on Denver pass rusher Von Miller for hitting Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith late.
After the game, Kelce clarified his meaning in a tweet (edited): “My gesture on TV tonight wasn’t toward the ref. Miller had a cheap shot on my QB, so I thought he deserved a shot in the face.”
Coach Andy Reid said Kelce’s action was immature.
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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