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Cardinals CB Peterson battles diabetes

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10 years ago

April 7, 2015

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson played with a medical condition during the 2014 season that he revealed this week.

“I am a diabetic,” Peterson told The Arizona Republic. “Let’s just keep it that way.”

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians had earlier indicated that Peterson was affected by a blood sugar deficiency during the season.

“Yeah, it did,” Peterson said. “I’d rather not go into deep detail about that. It was a situation that it occurred during the season. The team docs found it and got it all under wraps.”

Peterson said doctors had the disease under control by the middle of last season through diet and management, but it still impacted his play. After Peterson ranked as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks during the 2013 season, his numbers were down last year.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

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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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

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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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

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