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Chiefs re-sign WR Avant, two others
The Kansas City Chiefs re-signed wide receiver Jason Avant, tight end Richard Gordon and safety Kelcie McCray on Friday.
Reunited with coach Andy Reid last season, Avant caught 13 passes for 152 yards in five games with the Chiefs. Avant began his career in Philadelphia when Reid was the Eagles’ coach.
The Chiefs’ receiving corps has undergone big change at the top this week, with Jeremy Maclin — another former Eagle — replacing Dwayne Bowe as the nominal No. 1 wideout.
Gordon and McCray are reserves who play on special teams.
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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