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CB McDonald signs with Raiders

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9 years ago

May 26, 2015

At the start of the Raiders’ organized team activities Tuesday, Oakland signed its seventh-round draft choice, cornerback Dexter McDonald.

The 242nd overall pick in this year’s draft out of Kansas, McDonald is 6 feet 1, 201 pounds. After starring for one season at Butler (Kan.) Community College, he played three seasons for the Jayhawks, making 24 starts. As a senior, he had two interceptions, 28 solo tackles and 13 passes defensed.

After waiting through 6 1/2 rounds of the draft before being selected by the Raiders, McDonald told the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, “It’s definitely an intense feeling. You’re just sitting there, and you think you’re gonna get drafted. But you never know. It’s one of those feelings where you’re just wondering what you could’ve done differently. …

“I was just happy my name got called. After I sat there for about 30 seconds, it hit me.”

The Raiders now have eight of their 10 draft picks under contract.

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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

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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