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Texans re-sign ILB Dent
The Houston Texans on Tuesday re-signed unrestricted free agent inside linebacker Akeem Dent. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Dent started seven of the 15 games he played in last season with the Texans. He recorded 27 tackles, 11 special teams tackles, six quarterback hits, two tackles for loss and a sack.
Houston acquired the 27-year-old in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons on June 18.
During his three seasons with Atlanta, Dent made 20 regular-season starts. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia.
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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