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kicker

[kik-er] / ˈkɪk ər /


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San Pedro assistant coach Andres Srsen was pulling grass before the game to clear an area so kicker Dylan Moreno could practice field goals.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

“When they all get together,” said the father of a recent Power Four conference kicker, “it’s basically a sewing circle where they all talk to each other: ‘Hey, I got this,’ ‘I’m getting this.’

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

One kicker at a Power Four school who started his career as a walk-on said his outside coach gave him a sense of what kickers at other schools were making.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Westlake finished the scoring in the fourth on a one-yard plunge by running back Nazir Esanbor and a 35-yard field goal by kicker Gabriel Goroyan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The kicker ran up and drove a low, hard shot to the left side.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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

Carson was missing too many PATs last season, so coach William Lowe hired former Carson and Arkansas kicker Ish Ordonez to work with the kickers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Hookers must throw in at a line-out, scrum-halves are the most frequent passers and fly-halves the most regular kickers.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

College football kickers have long accepted their place as afterthoughts on their own rosters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 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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