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Patriots sign P Allen to three-year extension

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9 years ago

July 26, 2015

The New England Patriots signed punter Ryan Allen to a three-year contract extension.

The deal takes Allen has through the 2018 season, according to multiple reports.

Allen, 25, has the option to renegotiate after two seasons, the Boston Globe reported Saturday. The move comes 10 days after the Patriots signed Stephen Gostkowski to a four-year deal worth $17.2 million, an extension that made him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.

Allen would have been a restricted free agent after the 2015 season and potentially an unrestricted free agent after the 2016 season.

Allen, a left-footed punter, made the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Louisiana Tech in 2013. He has punted in every game for the Patriots over the last two seasons (32 regular season, five in the playoffs).

Last season, Allen ranked 10th in the NFL with a 46.4 average and 12th in net punting (39.9). In two seasons with the Patriots, he has averaged 46.1 yards per punt with a net average of 40.2. He put 25 of his 66 punts inside the 20 during the 2014 regular season.

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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

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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