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Lions’ Caldwell Sees Bigger Role for RB Riddick
The Detroit Lions plunged to 28th in rushing last season, then cut one-time starting tailback Reggie Bush.
Clearly they have a need at the position.
And Jim Caldwell expects Theo Riddick to be a part of the solution.
“We try and give (the ball) to the guys who are going to do something with it, and I think he’s going to be one of those guys who’s going to force us to give him the ball more,” Caldwell said last week at the NFL owners meetings. “I think you’re really going to see him come along.”
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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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]
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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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