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Bengals sign LB Johnson from Chiefs’ practice squad
The Cincinnati Bengals signed linebacker Nico Johnson to the roster Wednesday from the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad.
The 6-foot-2, 249-pound Johnson is a second-year NFL player. He was a fourth-round draft choice by Kansas City in 2013 out of Alabama and was on the roster all season, playing in seven games with one start and seven tackles.
Johnson played in all four Chiefs preseason games this year, with 15 tackles and three special teams tackles. He was waived on Aug. 30 and signed Sept. 1 to the practice squad.
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]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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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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