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49ers pick up OT Hooey
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The San Francisco 49ers claimed offensive tackle Sean Hooey off waivers from the New York Jets on Friday.
The 6-foot-9, 304-pound Hooey had signed with the Jets on Jan. 23 but was waived Thursday.
Hooey, 24, originally signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in May 2013 and spent time on the team’s practice squad in 2013 and 2014.
At the University of Cincinnati, Hooey played in 27 games and started six.
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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