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Packers release LB Jones
The Green Bay Packers released linebacker Brad Jones on Friday.
Jones, a seventh-round draft pick in 2009, started 36 games and played in 76 in his six seasons with Green Bay.
In 2014, he played in 13 games, recording 18 tackles.
The Packers had signed Jones to a three-year, $11.75 million contract in 2013.
The move will save the team $3.75 million against the 2015 salary cap — money the Packers can use to try to re-sign pending free agents such as wide receiver Randall Cobb and tackle Bryan Bulaga.
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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