{"id":1644561,"date":"2022-09-16T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644561"},"modified":"2022-09-16T22:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:28:46","slug":"indianapolis-colts-release-kicker-rodrigo-blankenship-after-missing-potential-game-winning-field-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indianapolis-colts-release-kicker-rodrigo-blankenship-after-missing-potential-game-winning-field-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts Release Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship After Missing Potential Game-Winning Field Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findianapolis-colts-release-kicker-rodrigo-blankenship-after-missing-potential-game-winning-field-goal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Indianapolis Colts released kicker Rodrigo Blankenship after a series of disappointing performances that ultimately led to the kicker being responsible for missing a 42-yard, game-winning field goal that would have marked a huge start for the Colts this season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodrigo Blankenship via Kent Sterling YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quarterback Matt Ryan led the Colts to an impressive comeback that resulted in the team tying the Houston Texans. The Colts were down 20-3 going into the fourth quarter. Ryan drove the team down the field three times in a row with the third drive resulting in a 15-yeard touchdown pass to Michael Pittman with 1:54 left on the clock to tie it up.<\/p>\n<p>Blankenship aided in that comeback hitting two field goals from 45 and 27 yards as well as two extra points. However, during overtime Ryan led the Colts into field goal range during a 13-play drive. Blankenship came on to hit the game-winning field goal, but he sailed it wide right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rodrigo Blankenship MISSES IT! This day just keeps getting crazier! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForTheShoe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForTheShoe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreTexans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreTexans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpRsLAjNty\">pic.twitter.com\/gpRsLAjNty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pro Football Culture (@proftblculture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/proftblculture\/status\/1569060347448885250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/06\/colts-khari-willis-retires-from-nfl-after-three-seasons-to-advance-the-gospel-of-jesus\/\">Colts\u2019 Khari Willis Retires From NFL After Three Seasons To \u2018Advance The Gospel Of Jesus\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t his only mistake during the game, he also sent two kickoffs out of bounds leading to the Texans getting excellent field position and putting the Colts defense in a tough spot.<\/p>\n<p>Following these miscues, Blankenship was released. While they released Blankenship the team also announced they signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colts.com\/news\/rodrigo-blankenship-waived-tony-brown-signed-practice-squad-kicker-roster-moves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kickers Chase McLaughlin and Lucas Havrisik<\/a> for their practice squad. They will likely be promoting one of the two new kickers to the active roster soon since the Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars is this upcoming Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The team did go ahead and fill the vacant position on the 53-man roster with new cornerback Tony Brown who was already training with the practice squad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1901\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship.png 1901w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship-1340x696-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship-768x399-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship-750x389-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship-1200x623-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodrigo Blankenship via Pro Football Culture Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blankenship\u2019s short-lived NFL career started out with much higher expectations compared to how things have ultimately turned out for the young athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Blankenship started as a rookie and joined the Colts back in 2020, connecting on 30 out of 33 of his first field goal attempts. However, things started to not look so good towards the end of his rookie season, hitting ultimately 32 out of 37 attempts, as well as missing a 33-yard field goal that led to an embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>After dealing with an injury that sidelined him early in the 2021 season, Blankenship was later replaced by Michael Badgley, who remained in the kicker position for the rest of the season while Blankenship recovered. He would eventually regain his position on the team but barely outperformed some of the potential replacements he had to compete against, including up-and-comer Jake Verity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM.png 1640w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM-1340x708-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM-768x406-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM-750x396-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-3.10.33-PM-1200x634-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodrigo Blankeship via Sports Man YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/07\/indianapolis-colts-gm-lectures-fans-on-gun-control-and-ak-15s\/\">Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard Lectures Fans On Gun Control And \u201cAK-15s\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After this Sunday\u2019s poor performance, Colts head coach Frank Reich commented on Blankenship\u2019s then-potential dismissal from the team as reporters eagerly asked whether this was the straw which broke the camel\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you play long enough, you\u2019re going to have a bad day, or bad days,\u201d said Reich. \u201cYour confidence is going to waver. It\u2019s how you respond to that, and it\u2019s everybody, there\u2019s no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo we have the patience for a guy to bounce back?\u201d Reich concluded.\u00a0The obvious answer to that was <em>no<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1894\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1.png 1894w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1-1340x701-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1-768x402-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1-750x392-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rodrigo-Blankenship1-1200x628-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodrigo Blankenship via Charlie Clifford Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do you think the team made the right call waiving Blankenship from the roster right at the beginning of the season? Let us know in the comments below and across social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/08\/aaron-rodgers-says-the-nfl-threatened-to-not-pay-players-and-force-teams-to-forfeit-over-vaccination-status\/\">Aaron Rodgers Says The NFL Threatened To Not Pay Players And Force Teams To Forfeit Over Vaccination Status<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indianapolis Colts released kicker Rodrigo Blankenship after a series of disappointing performances that ultimately led to the kicker being responsible for missing a 42-yard, game-winning field goal that would<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1644565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1644561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1644561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1644565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1644561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1644561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1644561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}