kicker
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The kicker, which Calder admits in hindsight is a colossal red flag: He had to pay $12,132 to make the change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Then, a self-congratulatory kicker: “No noise. No agenda. Asking the right questions for all Americans, on NewsNation.”
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
The Trojans had a good kicker … but that’s about all the nice things you can say about the special teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
"Ford is an exceptional tactical kicker but he has not been kicking in the last two games and they have struggled as a result of it."
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Here's the kicker, though: Morgenstern’s Florinese version came before Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz, so in spite of the fact that he was the originator, he comes out just the other way around.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
And you never know, it can also lead to kickers hitting the post or missing the goal entirely—a rare but welcome gift for goalkeepers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Four kickers have made four during a Super Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
"They've got a tough job to do, to make calls in real time, and they're as scrutinized as the quarterbacks and kickers are," he told the Pat McAfee Show.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
The reason players from quarterbacks to kickers have long felt compelled to meddle with the football is because of the condition it arrives in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
None of the karate kickers were on the sidewalk.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
