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Bucs add QB Kafka to roster
With quarterback Josh McCown hurting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday promoted quarterback Mike Kafka from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
McCown tore ligaments in his right thumb against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 18. The Buccaneers have not said if McCown will miss some time, but backup Mike Glennon is expected to get the start against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Glennon completed 17 of 24 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons.
To make room on the roster for Kafka, the Bucs released guard Rishaw Johnson.
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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