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Bears release C Garza
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Chicago Bears center Roberto Garza was released Thursday in the latest move in a roster makeover by new general manager Ryan Pace.
Garza signed a contract extension on Dec. 26, 2014, under former general manager Phil Emery in 2014. Emery was fired in January.
A 10-year veteran with 145 career starts, Garza began his career with the Atlanta Falcons and signed with the Bears in 2005.
He said late last season he was not ready to retire after a season in which he was bothered by ankle issues.
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]
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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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