NFL Player News
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Hot streak continues
Santos converted all three of his field-goal attempts in the Bears' 28-13 win over the Lions on Sunday.
After making one or fewer field goals in six of his first nine games, Santos has at least three field goals in his last four games. If looking to stream a trending kicker, Santos is as hot as they come right now.
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Blake Grupe K | IND
Saints' Blake Grupe: Misses lone field-goal try Sunday
Grupe missed his only field goal attempt but made all four of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 28-6 win versus the Panthers.
Grupe went wide left on his lone field-goal attempt Sunday, marking his first miss within 29 yards or less this season. The undrafted rookie is now 24-for-31 on field-goal attempts this season, and he's gone 0-for-1 over the past two weeks. However, he did remain perfect on his point-after-tries, as he's now converted all 27 of his PATs this season. Grupe has also been dealing with a lingering groin issue that kept him questionable leading up Sunday morning. He'll look to overcome this issue once again when the Saints next play versus the Giants on Sunday, Dec. 17.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Not ready to kick yet
Fairbairn (quadricep) remains on injured reserve for Week 14 after the Texans chose to elevate Matt Ammendola from the practice squad to serve as their kicker for Sunday's game against the Jets.
Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Fairbairn hasn't had any setbacks in his recovery from right quad strain, but the Texans didn't clear him to resume practicing this week even though he was eligible to do so. Ammendola will thus handle kicking duties for Houston for a fifth consecutive game, though Fairbairn could be ready to reclaim those duties Week 15 versus the Titans.
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Mason Crosby K | NYG
Rams' Mason Crosby: Won't kick yet
Crosby (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Ravens, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.
Crosby signed with the Rams' practice squad earlier in the week and ultimately was elevated to the active roster Saturday. However, the veteran kicker will remain on the sidelines as Lucas Havrisik will get another opportunity to prove he should remain the team's kicker.
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Rams' Lucas Havrisik: Maintains kicking duties
Havrisik is active Sunday against the Ravens, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.
Havrisik's role as the Rams' kicker was in question when the team added Mason Crosby earlier in the week. However, Crosby will be a healthy scratch in Week 14, and the former will retain his spot as the team's kicker for now.
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Blake Grupe K | IND
Saints' Blake Grupe: Will play Week 14
Grupe (groin) is active for Sunday's game against Carolina.
Grupe has been dealing with a groin injury over the past two weeks, but his ability to log a full practice all three days during Week 14 prep was a good indication that he'd be able to suit up. The rookie kicker knocked five field goals Week 12 against Atlanta, but his opportunities have otherwise been limited of late, as he's converted one or zero field goals in four of his past five contests.
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Matt Ammendola K | HOU
Texans' Matt Ammendola: Called up from practice squad
The Texans elevated Ammendola to the active roster Saturday.
Ammendola appears to continue serving as the Texans' kicker for at least another week with Ka'imi Fairbairn continuing to work his way back from a quadriceps injury. Ammendola has made all 10 of his extra-point attempts and has gone 6-for-9 on field goal attempts.
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Mason Crosby K | NYG
Rams' Mason Crosby: Elevated to active roster
Crosby was elevated from the practice squad Saturday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Presumably, the Rams wouldn't elevate Crosby unless they planned for him to kick Sunday, but the team hasn't officially announced who the starting kicker will be as of now. Saturday's designation is a complete 180 from the comments made by head coach Sean McVay on Friday, when he seemed to give some confidence Lucas Havrisik would get another opportunity Sunday in what's expected to be dreary conditions. Fantasy managers will likely get more information prior to the team's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Makes 56-yarder in loss
Boswell made his lone field-goal attempt while converting his lone extra-point try during the Steelers' 21-18 loss to New England on Thursday.
Although Boswell was perfect during Thursday's primetime matchup, he didn't see much action. He made his second-longest field-goal attempt with a 56-yarder midway through the first quarter and made an extra-point try late in the second quarter, but the Steelers went for two after their lone touchdown in the second half. Still after missing a field-goal attempt during last week's loss to Arizona, it was encouraging to see the 32-year-old get back on track, even with a limited sample.
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Rams' Lucas Havrisik: Likely to retain kicking gig Sunday
Havrisik is expected to remain the Rams' kicker for Sunday's game against the Ravens after head coach Sean McVay suggested that Mason Crosby likely won't be elevated from the practice squad in Week 14, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.
Havrisik's job still seems to be on notice after the Rams added the battle-tested Crosby to the practice squad Wednesday, but the former looks like he'll have at least one more chance to keep his spot on the roster. Since taking over as the Rams' kicker Week 8 following Brett Maher's release, Havrisik has connected on 10 of 11 extra-point attempts and seven of 10 field-goal tries in five games.