NFL Player News
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Limited to PATs
Butker did not attempt a field goal but made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 38-21 loss to the Chargers.
Butker's opportunities were limited with Kansas City's offense resting its most explosive players. With three points Sunday, Butker finished the regular season with 123 total, placing him 11th league-wide among kickers but marking a new low over his four years to date.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Football Team's Dustin Hopkins: Makes all four kicks
Hopkins made both of his field-goal attempts as well as both of his extra-point tries in Sunday night's 20-14 win over the Eagles.
Hopkins' field goals both came from 42 yards, helping him notch eight points to end the regular season. In 16 games, the veteran accumulated 111 points, finishing 16th in the category among kickers league-wide.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Tremendously accurate in 2020
Sanders converted both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries during Week 17's 56-26 loss to the Bills.
Sanders' accurate performance in the Dolphins' season finale was emblematic of his entire 2020 campaign, as the third-year kicker managed to convert 36 of 39 field-goal attempts (92 percent) and all 36 of his extra-point tries through 16 games. Perhaps most impressively, Sanders converted 12 of 14 field-goal tries from 40-49 yards out and eight of nine attempts from 50-plus yards away, both career-high marks.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Could play in wild-card game
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Boswell (groin) will try to work his way back for Sunday's wild-card game against the Browns, Missi Matthews of the Steelers' official site reports.
Boswell returned to full practice participation last Wednesday before sitting out the final two sessions of the week. It's unclear if he aggravated his injury, but he'll try to shake the injury for the first round of playoffs. Boswell's status should be clearer when the Steelers reveal their first practice report of the week this Wedesday. Matthew Wright -- who has made all four field-goal attempts and all seven extra-point tries in Boswell's place this year -- will kick for the Steelers on Sunday if Boswell can't go.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Matthew Wright: Heads to practice roster
Wright reverted to the Steelers' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Wright played the last two games in place of Chris Boswell (groin). In that stretch, Wright connected on all three field-goal attempts and all five extra-point tries. If Boswell's healthy, he'll be the Steelers' starting kicker in Sunday's wild-card game against the Browns. Otherwise, Wright will get the nod again.
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Jake Elliott K | PHI
Eagles' Jake Elliott: Accounts for two points in loss
Elliott made both of his extra-point attempts but did not try a field goal in Sunday's 20-14 loss to Washington.
Elliott went without a field-goal attempt for the second time in his last three games and the third time this year. He finishes the year having made 14 of his 19 field-goal tries on the season and 24 of 26 extra-point attempts -- all career lows and none ranking better than 27th in the league among kickers. While the 25-year-old was certainly less accurate in 2020 than in any of his three prior NFL seasons, the Eagles' offensive inefficiencies played a large role as well.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Broncos' Brandon McManus: Misses three long kicks
McManus converted field goals of of 22, 26, and 37 yards during Sunday's loss to Las Vegas while also making both of his point-after attempts. He missed a field-goal attempt of 56 yards and had attempts of 63 and 70 yards blocked.
The Broncos really tested McManus' leg Sunday, with his attempts from 70 and 63 yards coming at the end of both halves, respectively. Though he ended the season on a bit of a cold streak, going 7-for-12 on field-goal attempts during the final quarter of the year, he still managed to finish ninth in the league with 28 total field goals and first in the league with 10 field goals of 50 or more yards.
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Justin Rohrwasser K | NE
Patriots' Justin Rohrwasser: Staying in New England
The Patriots signed Rohrwasser to a reserve/future contract Monday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
Nick Folk ended up taking over and dominating for the Patriots this year, so Rohrwasser -- a rookie fifth-round pick out of Marshall -- never moved up from the practice squad. Robert Aguayo also signed a reserve/future deal with the Patriots on Monday. Rohrwasser and Aguayo may be the main contestants for the starting kicker role in 2021 if Folk -- a 37-year-old pending free agent -- doesn't return.
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Wil Lutz K | DEN
Saints' Wil Lutz: Makes two field goals
Lutz converted both of his field-goal attempts and three of four extra-point attempts the Saints' 33-7 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
He had a down year in 2020, and his 82 percent conversion rate on field-goal attempts matches the lowest mark of his career, set in his rookie season. Lutz's field-goal attempts were a career-low 28 thanks to the uber-efficient Saints offense, but he missed five of those tries. The young kicker will look to bounce back in 2021.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Steelers' Matthew Wright: Perfect once again
Wright converted on all three of his field-goal attempts while also making his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Browns.
Wright filled in for Chris Boswell (groin) once again Sunday, and he was perfect on four kicks during the regular-season finale. Boswell will likely handle the kicking duties in the playoffs considering he's healthy, but Wright could have the chance to compete for a starting role with a team in 2021 given his performance over the past several weeks.