NFL Player News
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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.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Good to go for Sunday
Carlson (illness) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.
Carlson was added to the Raiders' Week 14 injury report Thursday after an illness prevented him from practicing, but he was back on the field Friday as a full participant and is good to go for Sunday. This weekend, Carlson will be facing off against the team that selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He's emerged as one of the NFL's most reliable kickers since leaving Minnesota midway through the 2018 season, converting on 89 percent of his field-goal attempts over 88 career games with the Raiders.
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Blake Grupe K | IND
Saints' Blake Grupe: Questionable for Sunday
Grupe (groin) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Panthers, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Grupe was listed as a full practice participant Wednesday through Friday, but he'll take an injury designation into the weekend for the second game in a row nonetheless. The Saints waived kicker Austin Seibert from their practice squad Thursday, a likely indication that the team expects Grupe to be able to kick through the injury once again in Week 14.
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Mason Crosby K | NYG
Mason Crosby: Unlikely to play vs. Ravens
Head coach Sean McVay suggested Friday that Crosby isn't expected to be elevated from the practice squad for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.
McVay didn't completely dismiss the possibility of Crosby kicking Sunday, but the team appears likely to stick with Lucas Havrisik against Baltimore. Crosby signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday and could be an alternative moving forward if Los Angeles decides to move on from Havrisik, who has missed three of 10 field-goal attempts since replacing Brett Maher as the kicker for the Rams.
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Chad Ryland K | ARI
Patriots' Chad Ryland: Three points Thursday
Ryland made all three of his extra-point tries in Thursday's 21-18 win over the Steelers.
For the second game in a row, Ryland didn't record any field-goal attempts; however, this time around the Patriots offense showed signs of life (after being shut out Week 13), which resulted in the kicker's only opportunities Thursday arriving on extra points. Ryland is still not a high-percentage fantasy option ahead of New England's Dec. 17 contest against the Chiefs, but the 2023 fourth-rounder has at least maintained his weekly role despite his accuracy issues (12 of 18 on FG tries) through 13 games this season.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Misses practice Thursday
Carlson (illness) did not participate in practice Thursday, Anthony Galaviz of The Fresno Bee reports.
The kicker was not listed on Wednesday's injury report. His status will be something to monitor as the Raiders' Week 14 matchup with the Vikings approaches. Las Vegas does not have another kicker on its roster.
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Rams' Lucas Havrisik: Could be replaced by veteran
Havrisik could lose his job as the Rams' top kicker Sunday against the Ravens, as the team is considering elevating veteran Mason Crosby, whom they signed to their practice squad Wednesday, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
Havrisik was chosen to replace Brett Maher as Los Angeles' kicker beginning in Week 8, but he's largely struggled in the role, going just 7-for-10 on field-goal tries, with two of the three misses coming from inside 50 yards. Consequently, Crosby was added to the practice squad and is now under consideration to replace Havrisik as the team's kicker for Week 14. Nonetheless, head coach Sean McVay said Wednesday that the Rams won't yet be cutting Havrisik, so the team may be setting up a competition between Crosby and Havrisik before settling on a permanent option.
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Mason Crosby K | NYG
Mason Crosby: Could kick for Rams on Sunday
The Rams could elevate Crosby from the practice squad for Sunday's game against Baltimore, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
The Rams signed Crosby to their practice squad Wednesday, and the team may not wait long to summon him to the active roster. Until signing with the Rams, the 39-year-old had been a free agent after converting on 25 of 29 field-goal tries with the Packers in 2022. Lucas Havrisik has been Los Angeles' kicker since Week 8, but he's struggled of late, missing a pair of field goals over the past two weeks. In any case, the Rams don't intend to cut Havrisik even if they elevate Crosby for Week 14, per Grosbard.
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Matt Ammendola K | HOU
Texans' Matt Ammendola: Likely kicking for another week
Ammendola will likely serve as the Texans' kicker Sunday against the Jets, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadricep) is eligible to return from injured reserve this week after missing the Texans' last four contests, but the kicker doesn't look as though he's made enough progress in his recovery yet to be ready to play Sunday. As a result, the 26-year-old Ammendola appears set for a fifth straight turn as Houston's kicker. In his first four games with the team, Ammendola has knocked down all 10 of his point-after tries and six of nine field-goal attempts, with two of those misses coming from beyond 50 yards.
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Mason Crosby K | NYG
Mason Crosby: Finds new opportunity
Crosby signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Crosby has remained a free agent since March after departing Green Bay following 16 seasons, but he'll now have another opportunity in the NFL. The 39-year-old kicker will join the Rams as a member of the practice squad, but Garafolo relays that the team intends to move him to the 53-man roster in the near future. Assuming he's eventually promoted, Crosby will become the Rams' third kicker this season after they let Brett Maher go after seven games and now appear set to move on from Lucas Havrisik.