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Dolphins activate Jordan
The Miami Dolphins have activated pass rusher Dion Jordan for their game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
To make room on the 53-man roster, the Dolphins waived wide receiver Damian Williams.
Jordan, the team’s first-round pick in 2013, just finished serving a six-game suspension for violations of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.
Jordan had two sacks as a rookie and now should get a chance to prove he can fit into Miami’s 4-3 defensive scheme.
Without Jordan, the Dolphins have 17 sacks — eight by Cameron Wake and Olivier Vernon.
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]
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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]
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