Tag Archives: Kicker

Fans are blaming the wrong person for Browns’ kicker disaster after the loss to the Bengals — Jimmy Watkins

Fans are blaming the wrong person for Browns’ kicker disaster after the loss to the Bengals — Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns kicker Andre Szmyt is surrounded by cameras, and the flash makes him look like Dustin Hopkins. Or Cade York. Or Zane Gonzalez. The faces blend together after so many shank jobs. The surprise dulls. When Szmyt missed two kicks during Sunday’s 17-16 loss against the Bengals, Cleveland shifted into standard operating procedure. We all know how …

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Browns kicker issue: NFL free agency, practice squad kickers available

Browns kicker issue: NFL free agency, practice squad kickers available

Free Agent Kicker Options Re-signing Hopkins two weeks after taking a dead cap hit to release him would be fodder for more angst toward the team’s front office, but, along with York, might be the most realistic option for the team. There are also a few players currently on other teams’ practice squads that could be signed to the Browns …

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Bills place kicker Tyler Bass on injured reserve

Bills place kicker Tyler Bass on injured reserve

The Buffalo Bills placed kicker Tyler Bass on injured reserve with a left hip/groin injury, the team announced Friday afternoon. Bass will now miss a minimum of four games, including Sunday’s Week 1 matchup against the Ravens. In all likelihood, that sets up veteran Kicker Matt Prater to fill in for Bass on Sunday. The Bills signed Prater to the …

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Tyler Loop Officially Named Ravens’ Kicker After Memorable Night

Tyler Loop Officially Named Ravens’ Kicker After Memorable Night

Tyler Loop’s memorable first NFL road game had the perfect ending. After drilling five field goals in the Ravens’ 31-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the second preseason game, Loop was officially named Baltimore’s next kicker and heir to Justin Tucker. It’s no surprise considering the rookie is the only kicker on Baltimore’s roster. But it’s also no surprise …

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2025 Fantasy Football: Kicker tiers led by Brandon Aubrey, Cameron Dicker

2025 Fantasy Football: Kicker tiers led by Brandon Aubrey, Cameron Dicker

My least favorite part of fantasy football is when a kicker misses a field goal and a million fantasy managers call for the end of the kicker position in our grand little game. They demand the abolition of kickers in fantasy football, yet they have nothing to say when a tight end drops a gimme touchdown pass or a quarterback …

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It’s not just George Kittle. 49ers kicker Jake Moody could be affected by NFL’s new PEDs ban – San Francisco Chronicle

It’s not just George Kittle. 49ers kicker Jake Moody could be affected by NFL’s new PEDs ban  San Francisco Chronicle Get a whiff of this: NFL players can use own salts  ESPN NFL bans smelling salts: What are they, and why were they banned now?  Yahoo Sports 49ers star George Kittle praises Iowa alum Caitlin Clark  Fox News NFL reveals reasons why smelling salts …

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49ers abruptly pull plug on kicker competition as injuries hit RB, D-line

49ers abruptly pull plug on kicker competition as injuries hit RB, D-line

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers’ summer kicking competition was billed as one that would push, sharpen and strengthen Jake Moody, and it had everyone — from Kyle Shanahan to Nick Bosa to the media — suddenly paying attention to special teams drills. And now, after nine training camp practices, it appears to be over. The team released …

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