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Patriots DE Easley heading to IR
The New England Patriots are expected to place defensive end Dominique Easley on season-ending injured reserve with a knee issue, according to reports Wednesday.
Easley, the 29th overall pick in this year’s draft, has just 10 tackles, one sack and one interception in 11 games (two starts) this season.
Knee injuries caused the 6-foot-2, 290-pound Easley to drop in the draft. He tore both ACLs during his college career at Florida, and knee soreness continued to bother him in his rookie 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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