Surprise setback for Super Bowl contender: Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein – aka “Legatron” – is being placed on IR with a back injury and team is signing former Penn St kicker Sam Ficken, per source.
I’m going to guess that Zuerlein has season tickets to the opera.
And he wasn’t planning on being needed in the postseason, so he set his dates.
And now…well…obviously it would be embarrassing to admit to this conflict, so…he and the Rams decided to call him out NOW, so the Rams would have time to audition a couple of kickers before the postseason starts.
According to Rams head coach Sean McVay, Zuerlein has been dealing with a herniated disc in his back throughout the season, but on Saturday night, while sleeping at the team hotel in Seattle, Zuerlein re-aggravated the injury and could barely get out of bed Sunday morning, let alone walk.
McVay was told about Zuerlein’s condition before kickoff, and said that punter Johnny Hekker was prepared to be the emergency field goal kicker, with Cooper Kupp being the holder.
However, just hours before the game, Zuerlein said he would give it a go, and played injured during the team’s 42-7 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Against the Seahawks he missed an extra pint and sent a kickoff out of bounds. This injury worsened to the point he can’t kick anymore this year. Crap.