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Rams Kicker Blake Grupe Injures Knee vs. Cardinals in First Game with New Team
The knee injury forced backup Evans into kicking duties after Blake Grupe made a tackle on the opening kickoff, officials said.
- On Sunday, Los Angeles Rams kicker Blake Grupe suffered a knee injury while tackling Arizona Cardinals returner Devin Duvernay during a kickoff, and the team listed him as doubtful to return.
- Management signed Grupe off the New York Jets' practice squad this week to replace Harrison Mevis, who was released after missing a 48-yard field goal in a 37-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
- Before the injury, Grupe had successfully kicked a 44-yard field goal to put Los Angeles up 3-0 early in the first quarter, sustaining the damage after an attempted tackle on the ensuing kickoff.
- Punter Ethan Evans is expected to handle kicking duties, and head coach Sean McVay bypassed a PAT attempt to pursue a two-point conversion following a touchdown.
- This setback marks another challenge for a special teams unit that has struggled with consistency, and the team will await further updates on Grupe's status before deciding whether to search for another kicker.
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Rams kicker Blake Grupe injures knee vs. Cardinals in first game with new team
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams kicker Blake Grupe injured a knee in his first game with his new team Sunday while making a tackle on special teams against
·Toronto, Canada
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Rams Announce Bad News on History-Making Veteran During Cardinals Game
Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams could not get out of the first quarter of their Week 6 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals without a special teams concern, this time with new kicker Blake Grupe.The day began well enough for Grupe, who connected on his first field goal attempt as a Ram. That positivity faded, as Grupe injured himself during the ensuing kickoff, making a tackle.As Fox NFL’s Greg Olsen said, the injury “changes everything.”“B…
·Las Vegas, United States
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