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Bears sign punter Lanning
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Punter Spencer Lanning was signed by the Chicago Bears on Saturday, who waived defensive tackle Brandon Dunn to make room for Lanning on the roster.
Lanning appeared in 32 games over two seasons (2013-14) with the Cleveland Browns, punting 177 times for 7,798 yards, a 44.1 gross average (38.6 net), with 53 kicks placed inside the 20.
Dunn appeared in four games for the Bears over the last two seasons, collecting six tackles and one pass break-up.
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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