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kicker

[kik-er] / ˈkɪk ər /


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The Rams are bringing on veteran kicker Brandon McManus to replace Blake Grupe, who was injured in his first game with the team on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Rams kicker Blake Grupe was injured in the first quarter of his debut while pushing a kickoff returner out of bounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

After last week’s loss to the Bills, when kicker Harrison Mevis missed both of his field-goal attempts, including a potential game-winner in overtime, the Rams decided enough was enough.

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

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

With the departure of Harrison Mevis, the Rams will have used six field goal kickers in five seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 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

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

But the player met about 20 other kickers through the recruiting process and the kicking camps they have all attended since they were about 15 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Menacing-looking gangs, just standing around, watching the karate kickers go at it.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor


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