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Brian Hoyer Surprised at Benching, Still Feels it is His Team
The Browns fell to the Buffalo Bills, 26-10, on Sunday, and quarterback Brian Hoyer was taken out in the fourth quarter in favor of rookie Johnny Manziel.
Hoyer finished the game 18-of-30 for 192 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.
Here are highlights of what he had to say when meeting with reporters after the game:
On the change at QB
“Obviously you never want to see someone else doing your job. It was a coach’s decision.”
Safe to say you’re shocked by this decision?
“Yeah, no doubt. This is my team, I’ve always felt that way. We’ll see what happens.”
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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