NFL Player News
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Marshall Koehn K | CIN
Vikings' Marshall Koehn: Signs contract with Minnesota
Koehn signed a reserve/futures contract with Minnesota, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Kai Forbath is under contract for next season and should retain the starting job after making all 15 field-goal attempts this season. However, it's not impossible that Koehn could win the job in a competition next summer.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Chiefs' Cairo Santos: Finishes season on high note
Santos made each of his three field-goal attempts and four extra-point attempts in Sunday's game against San Diego.
Santos has posted a solid fantasy season among kicker in 2016, converting 31 of his 35 attempts overall. It makes for a second consecutive season in which Santos has made at least 30 field goals and the Brazil native ranked in the top 10 among kickers. He should be a candidate to do so again in 2017.
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Caleb Sturgis K | LAC
Eagles' Caleb Sturgis: Hits two of three fields goals Sunday
Sturgis connected on two of three fields goals and three extra points during Sunday's win over the Cowboys.
Sturgis finishes his 2016 campaign having made 35 of 41 fields goal attempts and 30 extra points in 31 tries. He signed a one-year extension with the Eagles in September, so he's slated to be Philadelphia's kicker once again in 2017.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Redskins' Dustin Hopkins: Misses field goal Sunday
Hopkins went 1-for-2 in field goal attempts and 1-for-1 in extra point attempts in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
Hopkins missed a 57-yard attempt to close out the first half of the game. On the season, Hopkins went 34-for-42 in field goal attempts and 36-for-39 on extra point attempts. The kicker struggled from distance, as four of his misses came from over 50 yards this year. The 26-year-old is under contract through 2017, so he'll enter the offseason as the incumbent kicker.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Scores three points in win
Boswell connected on all three extra-point attempts in Pittsburgh's 27-24 overtime win against Cleveland on Sunday.
Boswell missed one game this season, finishing perfect on 36 extra-point conversions and making 21-of-25 on field-goal attempts.
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Connor Barth K | CHI
Bears' Connor Barth: Makes 18 of 23 field-goal attempts in 2016
Barth made his only field goal attempt while adding an extra point in Sunday's loss to the Vikings, and he ended the season having converted 18 of 23 field-goal attempts.
Barth will be a free agent this off-season, but after having converted just 78 percent of his field-goal attempts, it's unlikely that he'll be in high demand. However, should he emerge as the kicker for a high-scoring offense, his fantasy value would definitely be higher than it was in 2016.
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Matt Bryant K | ATL
Falcons' Matt Bryant: Displays range in win
Bryant connected on 4-of-5 field goals and all three extra points in Sunday's win over the Panthers.
Bryant hit from 29, 48, 50 and 51 yards in the win, and his lone miss came on a blocked field goal from 30 yards. He has another great matchup in the final week of the regular season at home against the Saints, who give up plenty of points.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Panthers' Graham Gano: Goes for double digits
Gano converted all three of his field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try en route to 10 points Saturday against the Falcons.
Gano split the uprights from 31, 40 and 31 yards on his respective field goals Saturday, when he went for at least 10 points for the third straight game.
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Lions' Matt Prater: Misses only field goal on MNF
Prater missed his only field-goal attempt but converted all three PATs during Monday night's 42-21 loss to the Cowboys.
For the first time all season, Prater went an entire game without making a field goal. Not as if it's any consolation, but his three extra points were his most since Week 6. Expect Prater to get back on track in the Lions' season finale next week against the Packers.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Converts all four field goals Sunday
Tucker converted all four of his field-goal attempts Sunday and added one successful extra point in the loss to the Steelers.
Tucker had a chance at another field-goal attempt early in the game Sunday, but a botched snap and hold ultimately erased the opportunity for three more points. That said, he managed to drill every other opportunity during the game, notching his third outing with four field goals and his seventh with three or more field goals this season. Tucker has a three field-goal advantage over Houston's Nick Novak for the league lead going into Week 17. He'll head up to Cincinnati, where he hasn't missed a kick since his rookie season, to round out the 2016 campaign Sunday.