NFL Player News
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
Bears' Eddy Pineiro: Scores five points
Pineiro converted his only field-goal attempt in Chicago's 36-25 loss to the Saints on Sunday.
With the Bears' offense struggling to move the ball for the majority of this contest, Pineiro was fortunate to come out of this contest with five points. He's now scored five or fewer points in half of his games, and his downside makes him a risky fantasy option.
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Chase McLaughlin K | TB
Chargers' Chase McLaughlin: Will start Sunday
McLaughlin will handle kicking duties against the Titans on Sunday.
McLaughlin will draw another start with Michael Badgley (groin) inactive. He's converted three of five field goals across two games with the Chargers.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Puts in extra work
Fairbairn and the rest of the kicking operation put in extra work this week, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
One year after leading the NFL in scoring, Fairbairn has gotten off to an uneven start. He's missed four extra points and three field goals. Houston head coach Bill O'Brien has pointed to the entire operation as a root cause, so Fairbairn, holder Bryan Anger and long snapper Jon Weeks put in the extra time this week to lock down their technique.
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Mike Badgley K | BUF
Chargers' Michael Badgley: Labeled questionable for Week 7
Badgley (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans.
Even though Badgley closed Week 7 preparations with back-to-back full practices, the Chargers apparently aren't fully convinced that he's moved past the right groin issue that has kept him sidelined all season. Chase McLaughlin -- who served as Los Angeles' kicker the past two weeks -- still remains on the roster, so unless he's released before Sunday's contest, Badgley's status will be muddled with a degree of uncertainty.
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Mike Badgley K | BUF
Chargers' Michael Badgley: Ready to rock
Badgley (groin) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Badgley is practicing in full for the first time since suffering a knee injury Sept. 9, and he's resumed kicking. Barring any setbacks, he appears on track to make his season debut versus the Titans on Sunday. With Badgley finally operating without limitations, interim kicker Chase McLaughlin's time with the Chargers could be nearing an end.
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Mike Badgley K | BUF
Chargers' Michael Badgley: Held to limited participation
Badgley (groin) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Badgley was set to start kicking this week, and a limited participation bodes well for his return soon. The Chargers may still take precautions since Badgley already had a setback delay his return, so Chase McLaughlin will remain the kicker as long as Badgley is on the sidelines.
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
Bears' Eddy Pineiro: Ready to rock
Pineiro (knee) is not listed on Wednesday's injury report, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Pineiro attempted kickoffs in Wednesday's practice for the first time in three weeks, per Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune, and he appears to now be past his right knee issue. Barring any setbacks, he'll handle kicking duties Sunday versus the Saints.
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Brett Maher K | LAR
Cowboys' Brett Maher: Costly miss in loss
Maher made three of his four field-goal attempts and his only extra-point try in the Cowboy's Week 6 24-22 loss to the Jets.
Maher converted from 50, 62 and 32 yards on his respective field goals, tying his career long in the process, but his third-quarter miss from 40 yards ultimately proved costly. Through six games, Maher has misfired on four of his 11 field-goal tries, limiting him to 39 total points on the season.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Notches 11 points
Tucker made all three of his field-goal attempts and both his extra-point tries in the Raven's Week 6 23-17 win over the Bengals.
Tucker converted from 40, 49 and 21 yards on his respective field goals. The veteran has made all 30 of his kicking attempts this season, racking up 56 points in the process. That mark currently places him second league-wide in scoring.