NFL Player News
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Nick Folk K | NYJ
Nick Folk: Booted from active roster
Folk reverted back to the Patriots' practice squad Monday, Ben Volin of The Boston Globe reports.
Folk served as the team's kicker in Week 1 against the Dolphins, and he converted all of his field-goal attempts in addition to an extra point. He is likely to be promoted back to the active roster for the team's Week 2 matchup against the Jets, though Quinn Nordin could also factor into the kicking game.
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Makes all five kicks Week 1
Butker was a perfect 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points during Sunday's 33-29 win against the Browns.
Butker didn't get much work in the first half as the Chiefs mustered just 10 points by intermission. Patrick Mahomes and company picked up the pace after halftime, though, and Butker ended up finishing Week 1 with a respectable nine points. Butker nailed a relative chip shot from 28 yards out for Kansas City's first three points of the season and later added a 43-yarder, which was a good sign after he was just 3-for-5 from 40-49 yards a year ago. He'll look for another productive performance Sunday night in a vaunted road matchup with the Ravens.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Football Team's Dustin Hopkins: Solid start to season
Hopkins made three of his four field-goal attempts and his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
Hopkins accounted for Washington's first nine points of the season, converting field goals from 30, 43 and 48 yards. His only miss come on a 51-yard attempt, which he pushed wide left. It was a solid start to the season for Hopkins, as he managed to make only 15 of his 21 field-goal attempts from 40 yards or more in 2020.
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Joey Slye K | TEN
Joey Slye: Reverts back to practice squad
Slye reverted back to the Texans' practice squad Monday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Slye connected on all three of his field goals and all four of his extra points during Sunday's 37-21 win over Jacksonville. With href="https://www.rotowire.com/football/player.php?id=11031">Ka'imi Fairbairn (leg) on IR for at least three weeks, Slye will likely be flipped back to the active roster ahead of Week 2.
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Mike Badgley K | BUF
Michael Badgley: Waived by Tennessee
The Titans waived Badgley from their active roster Monday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
Badgley struggled in the opener, missing his only field-goal attempt and converting just one of his two extra-point tries. The Titans clearly did not what like they saw, and the 26-year-old is now a free agent. He spent his first three years in the NFL with the Chargers and struggled with long-distance accuracy, connecting on just 10 of his 19 tries from beyond 40 yards last season.
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Rodrigo Blankenship K | TB
Colts' Rodrigo Blankenship: Doesn't miss in season opener
Blankenship connected on his only field-goal attempt and made his only extra-point attempt during Sunday's 28-16 loss to the Seahawks.
Blankenship once again came out of a training camp competition on top and started his 2021 campaign off without a hitch. He connected on a 21-yard attempt on the Colts' opening drive and sank an extra point two drives later, but as the Seahawks started to pull away, the Colts elected to keep him sidelined. The 2020 UDFA went 31-for-34 from inside 50 yards last year, but his lack of 50-plus yard attempts (1-for-3) significantly impacts his fantasy upside.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Quiet in season opener
Gano connected on his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's 27-13 loss to the Broncos.
Gano was only summoned once as the Giants' offense struggled in the season opener. After falling behind 20-7, New York kept Gano on the sideline on back-to-back drives as they went for it on fourth down. Gano is coming off an extremely efficient year where he was a perfect 26-for-26 inside the 50-yard line, but the 34-year-old's fantasy value this season will be largely reliant on Daniel Jones and company moving the ball.
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Perfect in NFL debut
McPherson made both of his field-goal attempts and was successful on all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Vikings.
McPherson was selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and the rookie converted all five of his kicks in his first professional game. The 22-year-old made a 53-yard attempt early in the fourth quarter before drilling a game-winning 33-yard field goal as time expired in overtime. McPherson also made all five of his field-goal attempts during the preseason.
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Younghoe Koo K | NYG
Falcons' Younghoe Koo: Goes 2-for-2 in season opener
Koo connected on both of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's loss to the Eagles.
The Falcons started off Week 1 with back-to-back red zone appearances on their first two drives. However, the offense stalled inside the 10-yard line both times, allowing Koo to sink two chip shots. The 27-year-old has led all kickers in fantasy points since he took over in Atlanta midway though the 2019 season.
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Tyler Bass K | BUF
Bills' Tyler Bass: Flawless Week 1
Bass made all three of his field-goal attempts -- from 37, 25 and 42 yards -- and his only extra-point try in Sunday's loss to the Steelers.
Bass was a big point producer in his 2020 rookie campaign, finishing fourth among NFL kickers while augmenting the high-powered Buffalo offense quite nicely. While the Bills struggled Sunday against a well-developed Pittsburgh game plan, Bass converted on his chances and is one of only eight kickers to post double-digit points heading into the Monday game. He'd need a terrible rough stretch to put his job in any peril; in fact, the Bills didn't even bring in competition this summer since it's clear the the 2020 sixth-rounder is the team's long-term solution.