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Backup QB Hasselbeck re-ups with Colts

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Two weeks before quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was due to become an unrestricted free agent, the Indianapolis Colts signed him to a one-year contract extension Thursday.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Hasselbeck, 39, spent the past two seasons as Andrew Luck’s backup. He saw action in three games in 2013 and four in 2014, all off the bench, and he completed a combined 37 of 56 passes for 431 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

A sixth-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1998, Hasselbeck is heading into his 16th NFL season. He spent two seasons backing up Brett Favre with the Packers, then was traded to Seattle in March 2001 and spent the next 10 seasons as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback.

Hasselbeck made the Pro Bowl after the 2003, 2005 and 2007 seasons, and he guided Seattle to the Super Bowl after the 2005 season. He holds numerous Seahawks passing records, including career marks for pass attempts in a game, season and career; completions in a game, season and career; and passing yards in a game, season and career.

In July 2011, Hasselbeck signed a free agent deal with the Titans and started a combined 21 games for Tennessee in 2011 and 2012. He joined the Colts in March 2013.

After news of Hasselbeck’s extension broke, Colts linebacker Jerrell Freeman posted on Twitter, “Welcome back @Hasselbeck aka ‘The Ageless Wonder’…Hasn’t aged one bit!!”

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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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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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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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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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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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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