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Seahawks eager to sign RB Fred Jackson

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9 years ago

September 1, 2015

Fred Jackson told Bills fans in his goodbye to Buffalo on Monday he wasn’t done yet, and the Seattle Seahawks apparently agree wholeheartedly with the 34-year-old running back.

Within hours of being released by the the Bills after a nine-year run that left him third on the franchise’s rushing list behind O.J. Simpson and Thurman Thomas, Jackson was on a flight to Seattle to visit the NFC champions and discuss becoming a backup to Marshawn Lynch.

That’s old hat to Jackson, one of Lynch’s teammates in 2007, when Lynch was a first-round draft pick out of Cal and Jackson was scrapping to make the roster as an undrafted free agent — and Arena Football, NFL Europe product — from Coe College.

Jackson is a versatile player but doesn’t deny he is near the end of his career.

As the occasional supersub behind Lynch, with excellent hands and awareness as a pass blocker, Jackson could prolong his career and do something he has never done in the NFL — reach the playoffs.

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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

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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