{
  "id": 5141550,
  "title": "John Harbaugh turns to rookie kicker Dominic Zvada in his first season as Giants coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/john-harbaugh-turns-to-rookie-kicker-dominic-zvada-in-his-first",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:19:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/john-harbaugh-turns-rookie-kicker-181920912.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Harbaugh, in his first season as the New York Giants coach, has brought in rookie kicker Dominic Zvada from Michigan to replace Tyler Loop, who missed a crucial field goal last season and led to the Ravens missing the playoffs. Harbaugh, who previously coached a team with a rookie kicker and won the Super Bowl, and one with a rookie kicker and was fired, believes Zvada will kick well and is ready to trust him. Zvada, who was undrafted, beat out holdover Ben Sauls in a kicking competition and has been performing impressively in preseason games.",
  "summary": "John Harbaugh has twice coached an NFL team with a rookie kicker. “I learned that it’s great if he can make the last kick of the season,” Harbaugh said with a laugh. Seven months after Tyler Loop missed wide right on a field goal attempt that caused Baltimore to miss the playoffs and led to his ouster after 18 years with the Ravens, Harbaugh has not let that experience deter him.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "John Harbaugh turns to rookie kicker Dominic Zvada in his first season as Giants coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/john-harbaugh-turns-to-rookie-kicker-dominic-zvada-in-his-first-5144028",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:19:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}