Report: McClain faces fine for failed drug test

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9 years ago

February 21, 2015

Mercurial linebacker Rolando McClain faces a four-game fine for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, sources told ESPN.com.

According to the league’s new policy, a player receives a fine for a third failed test. A fourth failed test results in a four-game suspension.

McClain is appealing the fine, ESPN.com reported.

McClain is a pending free agent after posting 81 tackles in 12 games for the Dallas Cowboys last season.

The eighth overall pick in 2010 by the Oakland Raiders, he retired after the 2013 season. He then changed his mind and signed with the Baltimore Ravens last offseason, but he decided to retire again.

When the Cowboys lost linebacker Sean Lee to a torn ACL in the spring, they lured McClain out of retirement, acquiring his rights from the Ravens in July.

He ended up starting 12 games for the Cowboys and finishing second on the team in tackles.

Late in the season, his home in Tuscaloosa, Ala., burned down — an incident that has been ruled an arson.

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