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Report: Colts DL Jones will have ankle surgery
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Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Arthur Jones reportedly will require surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle.
Jones, 29, was injured against the St. Louis Rams last weekend and received several opinions on the ankle this week, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday.
Jones is expected to be placed on injured reserve, which would mean he is out for at least half the season.
Jones signed a five-year, $33 million contract with the Colts last year but played in just nine games due to a high ankle sprain.
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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