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49ers to release WR Johnson
Wide receiver Stevie Johnson will be released by the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday upon the official completion of a five-year deal for Torrey Smith.
The 49ers traded for Johnson during the 2014 NFL Draft, but he failed to make a major impact just two years after signing a five-year, $30 million deal with the Buffalo Bills.
Johnson caught 35 passes and three touchdowns in San Francisco.
The 49ers signed Smith in free agency to bring more of a deep threat.
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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