After some critical misfires as a rookie, Saints kicker Blake Grupe faces more pressure entering training camp
As the New Orleans Saints entered training camp in 2023, one position that most felt was secure was at kicker. Veteran Wil Lutz was not at his best in 2022 after surgery that cost him all of the previous season. However, there weren't many that felt like Lutz was in jeopardy of losing his job.
Grupe began his collegiate career at Arkansas State. As a redshirt sophomore in 2019, his 19 of 22 field goals earned him 1st Team All-Sun Belt honors. He'd repeat the honor two years later with 20 out of 25 field goals and 31 extraordinary points. New Orleans Saints place kicker Blake Grupe misses a field goal attempt late in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers / Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin /
It's conceivable that if Grupe were successful on the 29-yard miss, then successful kicks of what would have been 33-yard and 41-yard attempts on the following drive would have given the Saints a narrow victory. Again, it proved to be a costly loss for a New Orleans team that missed the postseason by just one game.
As for Lutz, he's looked to revitalize his career a bit in the thin air of Denver, thereby highlighting the decision to keep Grupe even further. Lutz missed two extra point attempts but was 30 of 34 on field goals , with two of his misses coming from beyond 50 yards.
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