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Steelers put DE Geathers on IR, sign DT Okafor
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The Pittsburgh Steelers placed defensive end Clifton Geathers on injured reserve Friday and signed rookie defensive tackle Joe Okafor.
Geathers was signed by the Steelers late in the 2014 season to replace injured Brett Keisel, but Geathers did not play in any games.
Okafor started his college career at Oklahoma State in 2011 before transferring to Lamar for his final three seasons. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound lineman recorded six sacks and 28 tackles last season.
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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