{
  "id": 5314578,
  "title": "Commanders rookie thankful for rare and unique opportunity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/commanders-rookie-thankful-for-rare-and-unique-opportunity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:20:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/commanders-rookie-thankful-rare-unique-112026857.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "One Washington Commanders rookie, Drew Stevens, is thankful for his rare and unique opportunity to make the team. Stevens is one of just 32 kickers on an NFL roster as the 2026 NFL season begins. Stevens recently won a battle of the kickers in training camp, defeating incumbent kicker Jake Moody for the kicking roster spot. The rookie admitted that it is special to be in this position, as there are only 32 players worldwide who can say the same. Stevens has come a long way in five years, starting from having no scholarship offers for college kicking. He persevered through his freshman season as a preferred walk-on and earned his scholarship in his sophomore season at Iowa. Stevens emphasized that everything he accomplished was earned, and he wouldn't have it any other way. The rookie's first two NFL games will be against tough NFC East rivals, Philadelphia and Dallas. Commanders Wire is confident in Stevens' future and believes he will have a long, successful career in Washington.",
  "summary": "Commanders rookie kicker Drew Stevens has come a long way in a short time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}