NFL Player News
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Tallies six points
Butker did not attempt a field goal, but made all six of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 42-37 win over the Steelers.
Butker did all that was asked of him from a Kansas City offense that was highly efficient Sunday. Given how well the Chiefs have moved the ball so far this season, Butker should have plenty of scoring opportunities going forward, even if those were limited to one-point chances in Week 2.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Misses another field goal
Boswell missed his only field-goal attempt from 49 yards and went 3-for-4 on extra-point attempts in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs.
It's been a shaky start to the season for Boswell, who is now 0-for-2 on field goal attempts. Both attempts have come from over 40 yards, so it isn't time for the Steelers to hit the panic button yet.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Redskins' Dustin Hopkins: Misses one field goal Sunday
Hopkins went 3-for-4 on field goals in Sunday's loss to the Colts.
It was a busy day for Hopkins, whose only miss came when he was wide left on a 49-yard attempt. Still, he connected on two other tries from 49 yards out, as well as one from 27 yards away.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Broncos' Brandon McManus: Kicks game-winner to seal 2-0 start
McManus nailed both of his field goals and two extra points during Sunday's 20-19 win over the Raiders.
McManus came up clutch with the game on the line as he calmly drilled a game-winning 36-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in regulation. The Broncos kicker made amends for his missed extra point in Week 1 with the strong outing.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Panthers' Graham Gano: Flawless in defeat
Gano made a 54-yard field goal on his lone attempt in Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Falcons. He also made all three of his extra-point tries, registering six points in total.
Gano missed his only attempt from 50-plus yards last season, so he started this term on the right foot by converting his first opportunity Sunday. Through two weeks, Gano has netted 10 points while not missing a kick.
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Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Rams' Greg Zuerlein: Out 'at least a few weeks'
Rams head coach Sean McVay said Monday that Zuerlien (groin) would be out "at least a few weeks," Rich Hammond of The Orange County Register reports.
Zuerlein injured his groin during pregame warmups ahead of Sunday's victory over the Cardinals, forcing punter Johnny Hekker into an emergency placekicking role. Hekker hit his only try from 20 yards out, but he won't be tasked with kicking responsibilities any longer after the Rams signed Sam Ficken on Monday. Zuerlein, who was a Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro selection last season, will avoid injured reserve for the time being and will presumably resume his regular kicking duties once his groin has fully healed.
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Zane Gonzalez K | ATL
Browns' Zane Gonzalez: Let go by Cleveland
The Browns will release Gonzalez (groin) following his early-season struggles, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
With Gonzalez struggling out of the gate, team moved on from the 2017 seventh-rounder Monday by adding Greg Joseph, who spent the preseason with the Dolphins in the wake of a strong college career at Florida Atlantic.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Daniel Carlson: Waived by Minnesota
Carlson was waived by the Vikings on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports.
This news is hardly surprising after Carlson missed three field goals in Sunday's tie with Green Bay -- a game in which Carlson missed a potential game-winner from 35 yards out in overtime. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the Vikings are expected to sign veteran Dan Bailey to replace him.
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Lions' Matt Prater: Bounces back in Week 2
Prater converted both of his field-goal attempts and all three PATs during Sunday's 30-27 loss to the 49ers.
Prater bounced back from a forgettable performance in the season opener that saw the kicker miss from distances of 44 and 55 yards. In this one, Prater's longest connection was from only 43 yards, but he had plenty of power behind it and the kick likely would have been good from further out. More importantly, Prater showed why fantasy owners should still keep faith in him. After all, the Lions have been a top-12 team in field-goal attempts each of the past two seasons, and Prater has converted at least 86 percent of them each year.
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Greg Joseph K | LV
Browns' Greg Joseph: Taking over kicker duties in Cleveland
Joseph is signing with the Browns, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports.
The Browns brought Joseph in for a workout Monday in the wake of Zane Gonzalez's brutal showing during Sunday's three-point loss to the Saints. Joseph, an undrafted rookie out of Florida Atlantic, went three-for-three with the Dolphins this preseason -- notably connecting on attempts from 48 and 54 yards -- and will now take over kicking duties for the Browns. It's not advisable to consider him a starting fantasy option out of the gate, though it's worth keeping in mind that Cleveland is tied with the fourth-most field-goal attempts through the first two weeks of the 2018 campaign.