{
  "id": 15491600,
  "title": "Blake Grupe injury: New Rams kicker injures knee vs. Cardinals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/blake-grupe-injury-new-rams-kicker-injures-knee-vs-cardinals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T20:35:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SB Nation",
    "slug": "sb-nation",
    "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1132732/blake-grupe-injury-new-rams-kicker-injures-knee-vs-cardinals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Cardinals vs. Rams: Key matchups to watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/cardinals-vs-rams-key-matchups-to-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-18T19:31:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}