NFL Player News
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Harrison Mevis K | LAR
Rams' Harrison Mevis: Elevated from PS, kicking Week 10
The Rams elevated Mevis from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.
Mevis signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday, and he will replace Joshua Karty as the starting kicker against the 49ers on Sunday, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Mevis has not attempted a field goal or PAT in a regular-season game since joining the league in May of 2024 as an undrafted free agent. However, he should have fantasy value for a Rams team whose offense averages 369.9 yards and 26.1 points per game, which are ranked seventh and eighth best, respectively, in the NFL this season.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Set to kick in Week 10
Special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia announced Friday that McManus (right quadriceps) will serve as the Packers' placekicker Monday against the Eagles, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "He's getting healthier, and he's had a pretty good week kicking the ball," Bisaccia said.
McManus logged a full practice Thursday for the first time since he tweaked his right quad during Week 6 prep, which initially led to back-to-back absences. He then was able to kick Weeks 8 and 9, but the results (4-for-7 FGAs, 4-for-4 PATs) were mixed during those contests. Even before suffering the injury, McManus was 7-for-9 on field-goal attempts and 11-for-12 on extra points, so his reliability still is in question. Having said that, he'll get the nod over Lucas Havrisik for a third straight game Monday.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Ruled out for Sunday
Fairbairn (quad) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Fairbairn, who wasn't able to practice this week, thus will target a potential return to action Sunday, Nov. 16 against the Titans. In Fairbairn's absence this weekend, Matthew Wright is on track to be elevated from the practice squad to kick this weekend.
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Younghoe Koo K | NYG
Giants' Younghoe Koo: Kicking for Giants in Week 10
Koo will kick for the Giants against the Bears on Sunday in the absence of Graham Gano (neck), Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Koo will be elevated from the practice squad prior to Sunday's game. He was released by the Falcons after missing one of his three field-goal attempts in Week 1. Koo has a career field-goal percentage of 85.8 percent, but he converted at a 73.5 percent rate in 2024.
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Joshua Karty K | ARI
Rams' Joshua Karty: Demoted to No. 2 kicker
Karty won't kick for the Rams on Sunday against the 49ers, with Harrison Mevis getting the nod instead, Adam Grosbard of the LA Daily News reports.
Karty has been demoted to the second spot on the depth chart, though head coach Sean McVay said Friday that Karty "is not going anywhere," indicating that the Rams intend to keep him on the roster. Karty has missed five of his 15 field-goal attempts in addition to missing three PATs while undergoing a sophomore slump in 2025.
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Harrison Mevis K | LAR
Harrison Mevis: Kicking for Rams this week
Mevis will be the Rams' kicker Sunday at San Francisco, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Mevis signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday to compete with struggling kicker Joshua Karty. Two days later, Rams coach Sean McVay named Mevis as the winner of the competition, at least for now. It's a job with potential for fantasy value, as the Rams have largely played well on both offense and defense this season.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Still not practicing
Gano (neck) won't practice Friday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano didn't practice Wednesday and Thursday, either, and is trending toward missing Sunday's game against the Bears. With that in mind, coach Brian Daboll said Friday he would "assume it's going to be" Younghoe Koo kicking for the Giants this weekend but added that the team will see how Gano feels before making a final determination on that front.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Texans' Matthew Wright: Expected to be active Week 10
Wright is expected to replace the injured Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadriceps) as Houston's placekicker for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Wilson goes as far to say that Fairbairn, who leads NFL kickers with 25 field-goal attempts, has been ruled out Week 10, but the Texans have not yet confirmed that. If he replaces Fairbairn, Wright steps into a friendly situation for a kicker, as Houston's offense ranks last in the NFL in converting red-zone appearances into touchdowns.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Misses only FGA in loss
Carlson missed his only field-goal attempt and made his only extra-point try in Thursday night's 10-7 loss to the Broncos.
Carlson had a chance to tie the game with 4:30 left in the fourth quarter, but he missed his 48-yard field-goal try wide right, leaving the Raiders trailing by a 10-7 margin. The kicker finished without a field goal make for the second time in the last three contests as a result. Carlson has now gone 12-for-16 on field-goal attempts, including 3-for-6 from 50-plus yards, while making 11 of 12 PATs over nine games this year.