NFL Player News
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Packers' Lucas Havrisik: Officially kicking Sunday
Havrisik will serve as the Packers' placekicker Sunday at the Giants with Brandon McManus (right quadriceps) inactive, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports.
Havrisik will step in for McManus for a third time this season after Green Bay added the latter to its Week 11 injury report Saturday as doubtful for Sunday's game due to a right quadriceps issue. According to Jason Wilde of Channel3000.com, McManus kicked at Friday's practice before reporting tightness in the quad when he reported to the team facility Saturday. It remains to be seen if McManus will miss time beyond this weekend, but Havrisik will look to build upon his perfect first two appearances as a Packer (4-for-4 FGAs, 6-for-6 PATs).
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Inactive Sunday, as expected
McManus (right quadriceps) is inactive for Sunday's game at the Giants, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
McManus avoided the Packers' Week 11 injury report entirely for the first time since before the team's Week 5 bye until he was added to it Saturday as doubtful due to a lingering right quadriceps issue. According to Jason Wilde of Channel3000.com, McManus kicked during Friday's practice and then reported tightness in the quad when he showed up at Green Bay's facility Saturday, prompting the aforementioned move. Now that McManus is confirmed to be unavailable Sunday, he'll yield his duties to Lucas Havrisik, and now there's the question of if the former will miss time beyond this weekend.
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Younghoe Koo K | NYG
Giants' Younghoe Koo: Signed to active roster
The Giants signed Koo from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.
Making his first appearance since the Falcons released him after Week 1 this past Sunday in Chicago, Koo made both field-goal attempts and both point-after tries in place of Graham Gano, who was diagnosed with a herniated disc in his neck. New York placed Gano on injured reserve Wednesday, so Koo is lined up to be the team's primary placekicker for the foreseeable future. In addition to Koo, the Giants are still rostering kicker Jude McAtamney on the practice squad.
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Packers' Lucas Havrisik: In line to kick Sunday
Havrisik is set to serve as the Packers' placekicker Sunday at the Giants after the team added Brandon McManus (right quadriceps) to the injury report and listed him as doubtful for Week 11 action.
McManus didn't appear on this week's practice report until Saturday, and his listing leaves Havrisik in line to kick for the third time this season. When he stepped in for McManus due to the same health concern in Weeks 6 and 7, Havrisik connected on all four field-goal attempts, including a franchise-record 61-yarder in Week 7 at Arizona, and all six point-after tries.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Now doubtful for Sunday
The Packers added McManus to their Week 11 injury report Saturday, listing him as doubtful for Sunday's game at the Giants due to a right quadriceps issue.
It's the same injury that sidelined McManus in Weeks 6 and 7 and that he also contended with in advance of Green Bay's previous three contests, when he went a combined 4-for-8 on field-goal attempts and connected on all five point-after tries. He wasn't included on the team's Week 11 practice report until Saturday and now appears unlikely to resume placekicking duties Sunday. McManus' status will be confirmed about 90 minutes before a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff, with Lucas Havrisik set to step in for him for a third game this season.
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Harrison Mevis K | LAR
Rams' Harrison Mevis: Elevated for Week 11 start
The Rams elevated Mevis from the practice squad Saturday in preparation for him to start versus the Seahawks on Sunday.
Head coach Sean McVay has already confirmed that Mevis will start at home versus Seattle on Sunday, while Joshua Karty will serve as the team's No. 2 kicker. In his first regular-season action of the year, Los Angeles' win over the 49ers in Week 10, Mevis converted all six of his extra-point tries but wasn't tasked with attempting a field goal. After Sunday's game, the Rams will be able to elevate Mevis from the practice squad for just one more contest, after which point he'll need to sign with the team's 53-man roster in order to log any more starts.
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Nick Folk K | NYJ
Jets' Nick Folk: Limited action in loss
Folk did not attempt a field goal and made both of his PATs in Thursday night's 27-14 loss to the Patriots.
Folk went without a field-goal try for the first time this season and Thursday's performance marked the first contest in which he didn't make multiple field goals since Week 2. The kicker has gone a perfect 19-for-19 on field-goal tries, including 5-for-5 from 50-plus yards, while making all 14 of his PATs over 10 games this year.
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Andres Borregales K | NE
Patriots' Andy Borregales: Makes two FGAs during TNF
Borregales went 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made all three of his PATs in Thursday night's 27-14 win over the Jets.
Borregales pushed his first field-goal try wide right from 45 yards out with three seconds left before halftime. However, he would rebound in the second half, making field goals from 44 and 26 yards in the fourth quarter. The rookie has now gone 15-for-17 on field-goal tries, including 2-for-2 from 50-plus yards, while making 31 of 33 extra-point attempts over 11 games this year.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Texans' Matthew Wright: Will start Week 11
Wright will start Sunday's game against the Titans with Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadriceps) having been ruled out on Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Houston signed Wright to the active roster after Fairbairn suffered his quad injury Week 9, signaling that the team anticipated needing a multi-game fill-in. In his team debut versus the Jaguars in Week 10, Wright converted his only field-goal attempt and his lone extra-point try. He'll work to remain accurate on the road against Tennessee.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Won't face Titans
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Thursday that Fairbairn (quadriceps) is ruled out for Sunday's game against Tennessee, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Fairbairn will miss a second consecutive game due to a quad injury suffered Week 9 versus the Broncos, leaving Matthew Wright in position to draw another start versus the Titans. In Week 12, Fairbairn will face a short recovery window before the Texans take on Buffalo on Thursday Night Football, which increases the risk of him being sidelined for a third straight game.