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Falcons sign QB Yates to extension
The Atlanta Falcons announced quarterback T.J. Yates has been signed to a contract extension. Terms were not disclosed, but it is a one-year, $1.5 million deal, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Yates was acquired in a trade with the Houston Texans last June, and appeared in one game. He gives the Falcons a veteran backup to starting quarterback Matt Ryan.
Yates spent his first three NFL seasons with the Texans, completing 101 of 166 passes for 1,100 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions.
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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