Rams turn to third kicker in three weeks after Blake Grupe’s injury

Rams turn to third kicker in three weeks after Blake Grupe's injury.

Key points

• When Matt Gay left to sign with the Indianapolis Colts, mcManus becomes the Rams' fifth different kicker since 2023.
• The Los Angeles Rams are taking another shot at solving their kicking woes after their fallback plan went awry.
• The Rams cut Mevis, who created just five of nine field-goal attempts on the season, one day afterwards.
• McManus, 35, spent the last two years with the Green Bay Packers.
• Adam Kaufman and Jake Ciely debate whether A.J.

Rams turn to third kicker in three weeks after Blake Grupe's injury. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz USA TODAY. A.J. Brown's recent drops spark questions regarding his reliability.

Adam Kaufman and Jake Ciely debate whether A.J. Brown's recent drops are cause for concern and if fantasy managers should hit the panic button.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams are taking another shot at solving their kicking woes after their fallback plan went awry. The team signed veteran Brandon McManus on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

McManus and fellow veteran Matt Prater worked out for the team earlier in the day.

According to The move comes just one day after Rams coach Sean McVay, blake Grupe suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament while trying to produce a tackle in the first quarter of an 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Grupe had replaced kicker Harrison Mevis. This person continued to the team's growing special teams woes when he missed a 50-yard field goal attempt and had a 48-yard kick blocked in overtime of a 37-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills in a Week 5 "Monday Night Football" tilt. The Rams cut Mevis, who created just five of nine field-goal attempts on the season, one day afterwards.

McManus, 35, spent the last two years with the Green Bay Packers. His three missed kicks – including an extra-point attempt and field-goal try in the fourth quarter – would loom sizeable in a 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.

Despite signing him to a three-year, $15.3 million contract the previous March, Green Bay published the 12-year veteran in May as it prepared to hand the job to sixth-round rookie Trey Smack.

When Matt Gay left to sign with the Indianapolis Colts, mcManus becomes the Rams' fifth different kicker since 2023. The Rams face the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. SMS Facebook Twitter Email. Share your feedback to support improve our site! Share your feedback to support improve our site!

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