... a placekicker in the NFL is a strange job. You’re pretty much either a hero, or a goat. There is no in between. And if a kicker becomes a hero, it is quickly forgotten and credited to the quarterback who got him in the position to kick it.

 

It used to be that positional players would double as kickers. But as the two-way player ended, new breeds of “athletes” entered the league. They have strange names, some cannot speak English, and some kick without socks (although those are a dying breed).

 

No one ever acknowledges how ...

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