Rams to sign CFL all-star kicker Lirim Hajrullahu

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  • April 13, 2020 at 3:18 pm #113598
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    Rams to sign CFL all-star kicker Lirim Hajrullahu

    Rams to sign CFL all-star kicker Lirim Hajrullahu
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    The Los Angeles Rams appear to have found their replacement for Greg Zuerlein at kicker – for now. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Rams are signing Lirim Hajrullahu, formerly of the CFL.

    Hajrullahu, 29, has spent the last six seasons in the CFL, making the All-Star team twice (2016 and 2019). Most recently, he was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who released him in January to allow him to pursue opportunities in the NFL.

    Hajrullahu’s biggest moment in the CFL came in the 105th Grey Cup, when he kicked the game-winning field goal to secure the championship for the Argonauts in 2017.

    He wasn’t just a kicker in the CFL, either. Hajrullahu also punted for all three teams he played for, booting it away 651 times in six seasons with 22,961 net yards. The Rams have a Pro Bowl punter in Johnny Hekker, but it can’t hurt to have an emergency option on the roster.

    Zuerlein left the Rams to join the Cowboys in free agency this offseason after eight years in St. Louis and Los Angeles. The Rams could still draft a kicker later this month, but it appears they’re settling on Hajrullahu for now.

    April 13, 2020 at 4:50 pm #113602
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    Rams sign former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu

    Rams sign former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu
    Posted by Darin Gantt on April 13, 2020, 2:31 PM EDT

    The Rams lost kicker Greg Zuerlein to Dallas in free agency, and are bringing in a potential replacement from north of the border.

    According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Rams are signing kicker Lirim Hajrullahu.

    Hajrullahu made the Canadian all-star game last year, and has worked out for the Seahawks in the past.

    The 29-year-old native of Kosovo was 47-of-55 (85.5 percent) for the Hamilton Tiger Cats last year. He’s currently the only kicker on the Rams roster.

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    April 13, 2020 at 5:09 pm #113605
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    April 13, 2020 at 6:10 pm #113606
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    He went to the University of Western Ontario. The Mustangs have traditionally had a decent football program. Former Buffalo Bills FB Tim Tindale went to Western. Western also has a solid rowing program, and even though his Canadian hometown is St. Catherines, another rowing hotbed up here, I doubt that Hajrullahu rowed.

    April 13, 2020 at 8:15 pm #113609
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    Rams double down on kickers by signing Austin MacGinnis

    Rams double down on kickers by signing Austin MacGinnis
    Posted by Josh Alper on April 13, 2020, 3:46 PM EDT

    The Rams confirmed the signing of former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu on Monday afternoon and also announced the name of the player who will be competing with Hajrullahu for the chance to succeed Greg Zuerlein with the team.

    Austin MacGinnis has also been added to the Rams’ 90-man roster.

    MacGinnis was a member of the Dallas Renegades in the XFL earlier this year and made all 10 field goals he tried before the league suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was 9-of-11 as part of the Memphis entry in the Alliance of American Football’s short-lived inaugural season in 2019.

    This is the first time MacGinnis has appeared on an NFL roster, but he had workouts with several NFL teams last year.

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    April 14, 2020 at 2:31 pm #113631
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