Report: Patriots pick up options on Jones, Hightower

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9 years ago

April 30, 2015

The New England Patriots exercised their fifth-year option on defensive end Chandler Jones on Thursday, according to CBSSports.com.

Jones will be paid $7.8 million in 2016. The amount is guaranteed for injury until next March, when it will become fully guaranteed.

The move means the Patriots have picked up the options on both 2012 first-rounder picks; they reportedly exercised the $7.75 million option for linebacker Dont’a Hightower on Wednesday.

Jones, 25, missed six games last season with a hip injury but recorded 51 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles. He had 11.5 sacks in 2013.

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