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49ers sign S Ventrone, release QB Johnson
The San Francisco 49ers signed safety and special teams player Bubba Ventrone to a one-year deal Friday.
To make room on the roster, the team released quarterback Josh Johnson, who was signed Tuesday.
The 49ers signed Ventrone last week but then cut him Tuesday.
The 5-foot-10, 200-pound Ventrone, a nine-year NFL veteran, played in all 16 games and three postseason contests with the 49ers in 2013. He registered 15 special teams tackles and recovered a fumble last season.
Johnson now has been released four times by the 49ers since August 2012.
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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