Loadholt placed on IR, is out for season

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9 years ago

August 18, 2015

The Minnesota Vikings right tackle Phil Loadholt will miss the upcoming season after being placed on injured reserve on Tuesday.

Loadholt fell to the ground Sunday on the second play of the Vikings’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was carted off with a torn Achilles tendon.

The 29-year-old Loadholt, considered one of the NFL’s better run-blocking tackles, missed the final five games of the 2014 season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Rookie fourth-round pick T.J. Clemmings replaced Loadholt against the Buccaneers and is expected to be the favorite to replace him in the starting lineup.

Also, the Vikings signed free agent tackle Stephen Goodin.

The New York Giants signed Goodin as undrafted free agent before the 2013 season.

He appeared in one game for the Giants during the 2013 campaign before spending the 2014 preseason with the Dallas Cowboys.

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