After their latest Graham Gano injury embarrassment, the Giants are adding reinforcement at kicker. They signed former Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo to their practice squad on Tuesday, according to NFL Network. Atlanta released Koo on Friday after deciding to move forward with Parker Romo. Koo, 31, was a Pro Bowler in 2020 but is coming off a rough 2024 season …
Read More »Tag Archives: Younghoe
Falcons release Younghoe Koo after Parker Romo’s huge game
Younghoe Koo’s time with the Falcons has come to an end. Koo, 31, was released by Atlanta on Friday, replacing him with kicker Parker Romo, the team announced. The one-time Pro Bowler had been with the Falcons since the 2019 season and was known for consistently posting some of the highest field goal percentages in the NFL, with an average …
Read More »Atlanta Falcons release Younghoe Koo
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have released kicker Younghoe Koo, the organization announced Friday. The Falcons have signed Parker Romo to the 53-man roster and will move forward with him as the team’s kicker. He was 5-for-5 in Atlanta’s Sunday Night Football win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2. One of those kicks included a 54-yarder. Koo …
Read More »Falcons replace K Younghoe Koo with K Parker Romo for Week 2
Younghoe Koo is out, Parker Romo is in. The Falcons have made their kicker switch for Week 2 official, as Koo was downgraded to out for the Week 2 matchup against the Vikings for non-injury related reasons — meaning he was benched. He did not travel to Minnesota with the club. Romo has been elevated off the practice squad for …
Read More »Younghoe Koo ruled out, does not travel for Falcons Week 2 game vs. Minnesota Vikings
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have ruled kicker Younghoe Koo out of Sunday night’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The organization listed Koo’s reason for downgrade as not being injury related. He did not travel with the team to Minnesota. The team simultaneously elevated new kicker Parker Romo to the game day roster via a …
Read More »After Younghoe Koo’s latest miss, Falcons will bring in kickers to compete
Is Younghoe Koo’s time with the Falcons about up? Koo connected on a career-low 73.5 percent of his field goals last season in 14 games. In Sunday’s loss to the Bucs, Koo then had one of his attempts go off an upright before it went through the posts. Then he badly missed a game-tying, 44-yard attempt wide right at the …
Read More »