NFL Player News
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Cardinals' Matt Prater: Stays limited by hip issue
Prater (hip) was a limited participant at Wednesday's walk-through session, Kevin Parrish Jr. of the Cardinals' official site reports.
It's no surprise that Prater continues to show up on Arizona practice reports after sitting out Weeks 5 through 7 due to a right hip injury. When available this season, he's been accurate, making all eight field-goal attempts and all nine point-after tries in six appearances, but that amounts to a measly 5.5 points per game. Assuming he gets rid of his designation by week's end, Prater will be looking to replicate his best performance of the season from Week 4, when he hit all four of his field-goal tries against Sunday's opponent, the Rams, in that contest.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Chargers' Dustin Hopkins: Not practicing Wednesday
Hopkins (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Hopkins has been sidelined for two straight games due to a hamstring injury. He'll have two more opportunities to practice before the team needs to make a decision on his status for Sunday's matchup against the 49ers.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Fails to practice Wednesday
Boswell (groin) didn't practice Wednesday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Boswell was sidelined for Week 8 due to a groin issue and still isn't ready to practice following the team's Week 9 bye. The veteran kicker will have two more opportunities to participate before the team needs to make a decision on his status for Sunday's matchup against the Saints, but the Steelers already seem to be preparing for him to miss the contest. Pittsburgh signed Matthew Wright to the 53-man roster Wednesday, which suggests the team doesn't believe Boswell will play Week 10.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Steelers' Matthew Wright: Catches on with Steelers
Pittsburgh signed Wright off Kansas City's practice squad Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Wright made his NFL debut with the Steelers in 2020, but he's since had stints with the Jaguars and Chiefs, the latter of whom he appeared with in two games earlier this season. Over 19 career NFL games, Wright has converted 28 of 32 field-goal attempts and 28 of 30 extra-point tries. The Steelers' decision to sign him suggests that he'll likely serve as the team's kicker Week 10 against the Saints while Chris Boswell continues to tend to a groin injury following Pittsburgh's bye week.
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Wil Lutz K | DEN
Saints' Wil Lutz: Hits all three kicks
Lutz made both of his field-goal attempts as well as his only extra-point try in Monday night's 27-13 loss to the Ravens.
Lutz converted from 33 and 37 yards on his field goals. The veteran now sports 62 points on the campaign, tying for the 10th-most at his position league-wide.
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Jason Myers K | SEA
Seahawks' Jason Myers: Perfect in win
Myers made his only field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-21 win over the Cardinals.
Myers hit a 49-yarder on his only field goal. The veteran has missed just two of 45 total kicks this season, helping him accumulate 79 points. That figure leads all players at his position league-wide.
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Hits game-winner despite struggles
Butker connected on two of three field-goal attempts and missed his only extra-point try during Sunday's 20-17 overtime win over Tennessee.
After missing just once all year in 2021 from inside 50 yards, Butker has now missed twice from inside 50 in the last two games. He added a missed PAT on his only try in this one, likely leaving a sour taste in his mouth with his first miss on those this season. He's still just a few weeks back from an ankle issue that cost him some time, and Butker has a strong track record in Kansas City, so it's unlikely he's on the hot seat, and he's still kicking for one of the league best offenses in terms of points per game (30.4), so Butker should be rostered in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Continues strong season
Tucker connected on both of his field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point attempts in Monday's win over the Saints.
Tucker is tied with Jason Myers as the top fantasy kicker through nine weeks. The All-Pro has made 25 of 26 extra point attempts along with a 90 percent field goal conversion rate. His five field goals of 50 or more yards puts him in a tie with Daniel Carlson for the league lead. Baltimore is on a bye this week, so fantasy managers will have to find a streaming option for Week 10 before Tucker returns in Week 11 against Carolina.
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Cardinals' Matt Prater: Hits all three PATs on Sunday
Prater nailed all three point-after tries during Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Seahawks.
One week removed from handling just placekicking duties while Rodrigo Blankenship (undisclosed) was a kickoff specialist, Prater took on all kicking for the Cardinals on Sunday with the former off the team via an injury settlement. Still, Prater's production continues to be lacking, as his 5.5 points per game ranks 27th in the NFL for kickers to have made at least six appearances this season.
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Tyler Bass K | BUF
Bills' Tyler Bass: Costly miss in divisional loss
Bass was 1-for-2 on field goals and made both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Jets.
The miss can be easily forgiven, as it was a 55-yard try with some wind to deal with, but that doesn't make it any easier to stomach for the Buffalo faithful. Bass sits in a tie for 10th in scoring entering Monday's play, which can actually be viewed as a mild disappointment given that he was generally one of the top three kickers off the board. For the season, Bass is 12-of-15 on field-goal attempts and has made all 26 of his extra-point tries.