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Jets QB Fitzpatrick leaves game with thumb injury
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OAKLAND, Calif. — New York Jets starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick injured his left thumb with 11:06 left in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders and left the game.
The right-handed Fitzpatrick injured his thumb while being tackled by Raiders safety Charles Woodson at the end of a 14-yard scramble.
Geno Smith replaced Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick had his thumb taped and remained on the sideline, but it’s questionable whether he will return to the game.
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]
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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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