kicker
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Left without a kicker for the rest of the game, the Rams turned the ball over on downs twice in Arizona territory and failed a two-point conversion attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
New kicker Blake Grupe, signed this week after the Rams released struggling Harrison Mevis, kicked a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Rams coach Sean McVay is hopeful new kicker Blake Grupe will help steady a special teams unit that struggled mightily in the team’s overtime loss to the Bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The second-year kicker missed one attempt and had another blocked that could have won the game before the Rams lost in overtime to Buffalo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That definitely wasn’t cool, but to him I was the kicker, the twist, the hype, but I’m telling you, Stan was the real deal.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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McVay said the Rams were making inquiries about available kickers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He made a game-winning field goal as a sophomore on varsity when the other kickers were unavailable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Among kickers, Charles Szares of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is five for five on field goals and 23 for 23 on PATs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The average pay for a starting specialist—a positional grouping comprising mostly kickers and punters—in a Power Four football conference this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
I walked around the karate kickers and the gangstas and pushed open a heavy wooden door.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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