For the past two weeks here at CBSSports.com, we’ve taken a look at the top 10 players from each position group heading into free agency and as is our annual tradition around these parts, we’ve saved the best for last: Kickers and punters.
OK, so kickers and punters probably aren’t the most important, but you should definitely be paying attention to what’s going on in the world of kickers, and that’s because a struggling kicker can turn a team’s season upside down. Just ask the Dolphins about that.
In 2021, the Dolphins went into the season with the NFL’s reigning All-Pro kicker, but then disaster struck when Jason Sanders hit just 74.2% of his field goals, which was the NFL’s fourth-lowest percentage for any kicker who attempted 20 or more field goals. Not only did Sanders miss eight field goals on the season, but three of those misses came in games that the Dolphins lost by three points or less. The…
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