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Thurman named Bills DC

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10 years ago

January 15, 2015

Dennis Thurman reached a contract agreement with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday to become the team’s defensive coordinator.

Thurman moves to the Bills after serving as New York Jets defensive coordinator in 2013-14. He also coached defensive backs for the Jets from 2009 to 2012.

In addition to Thurman, the Bills announced other new hires to coach Rex Ryan’s staff.

Tony Sparano Jr. will handle tight ends, Bobby April is the new linebackers coach, Karl Dunbar will coach the defensive line, Tim McDonald will take over as defensive backs coach, Jason Oszvart will be the strength and conditioning assistant, Jeff Weeks will serve as a defensive line assistant and Eric Smith will be a special teams assistant.

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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