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Floundering Kickers Under Spotlight After New Rules


Champ Kind
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2015-10-05T052809Z_1006980001_LYNXNPEB9405I_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-NFL-KICKERS.JPG(Reuters) - The task of a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) has become considerably more challenging this season, and the floundering early results have affected game outcomes and job security. When the NFL implemented a rule change in advance of this season that added 13 additional yards to an extra point attempt, it vowed to add excitement to a routine act. What the league may not have anticipated is that kickers would so routinely crack under the added pressure of a 33-yard boot.

 

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