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RB Jones-Drew calls it a career

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Veteran running back Maurice Jones-Drew announced Thursday that he is retiring from football after nine seasons in the NFL.

The 29-year-old Jones-Drew spent the first eight seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars before playing his final year with the Oakland Raiders in 2014.

“After much discussion with my family and business team during the offseason, I’ve decided to retire from the National Football League,” Jones-Drew said on Twitter. “The past nine years were absolutely amazing! I’ll be forever grateful to the countless people who have asisted me throughout my NFL journey.

“To my fans, and NFL fans worldwide, you are the absolute greatest? But for you, our league does not exist. Football has been a central part of my life for the past 24 years. But, now I’m excited about and looking forward to the next chapter in my life.”

In 12 games for the Raiders last year, Jones-Drew was limited to 96 rushing yards on 43 carries and 11 receptions for 71 yards. But he made his mark with the Jaguars, rushing for more than 1,300 yards in a season three times during his career.

Jones-Drew finished with 8,167 yards rushing on 1,847 carries and 68 touchdowns and added 346 receptions for 2,944 yards and 11 touchdowns through the air.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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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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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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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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