Patriots to acquire TE Cleveland from 49ers

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10 years ago

August 18, 2015

Backup tight end Asante Cleveland will be traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the New England Patriots pending a physical.

According to CSNBayArea, the two sides are expected to complete the deal for Cleveland, undrafted in 2014, Tuesday night.

Cleveland would be the seventh tight end on the 90-man roster for the Patriots.

The Washington Redskins were among the teams looking for tight end depth even after signing two players and showing interest in 33-year-old Chris Cooley, out of football for two seasons, this week.

Cleveland was unlikely to make the 53-man roster with Vernon Davis, Vance McDonald and rookie Blake Bell competing for time in addition to veteran Derek Carrier and rookie Busta Anderson.

Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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8 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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8 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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8 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