Blake Grupe injury: New Rams kicker injures knee vs. Cardinals
The Los Angeles Rams waived kicker Harrison Mevis after he missed a pair of field goals in the team’s Week 5 loss to the Buffalo Bills, signing Blake Grupe to replace him. But early in their Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals, they might be without Grupe as well. The new Los Angeles kicker […]
The Los Angeles Rams recently waived kicker Harrison Mevis and signed Blake Grupe to replace him. However, Grupe may be out for their Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals due to an injury. Early in the game, Grupe was forced to tackle following a return, causing him to limp violently after making a tackle. The clip of this incident is available here: [FOX/FOX One](https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/68197860) He was slow to get up after the play, which led the Rams to list him as doubtful for the game with a knee injury.
The team's decision to replace Mevis with Grupe came after the kicker missed two field goals in their Week 5 loss to the Buffalo Bills. If Grupe is unable to play, punter Ethan Evans will take over kicking duties, while wide receiver Jordan Whittington may handle holding for kicks.
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- Cardinals, Rams tied at 9-9 at halftime sports.yahoo.com
