Lions LB Whitehead fined for head hit

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10 years ago

January 9, 2015

Detroit Lions linebacker Tahir Whitehead was fined $22,050 by the NFL on Friday for a shot to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley’s head during their wild-card playoff game last weekend.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Tony Romo completed a 12-yard pass to Beasley, and the 6-foot-2 Whitehead hit the 5-8 receiver just as he caught the ball.

Dallas receiver Dez Bryant also was fined $8,628 for taunting in the Cowboys’ 24-20 victory.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jason Worilds was fined $10,000 for punching Baltimore Ravens tight end Crockett Gillmore in the head at the end of a play in the Ravens’ 30-17 win.

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

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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