Maybe age really is just a number. Kicker Matt Bryant will try out for the Falcons on Friday, according to Bryant’s former teammate and current CNN reporter Coy Wire (on Twitter).
Bryant, 44, nailed 95.2% of his field goal tries for the Falcons last year, but the Falcons elected to save money by declining his 2019 option. It brought an end to Bryant’s 10-year run as the Falcons’ top leg, though they could rekindle their relationship if Bryant auditions well on Friday.
Blair Walsh, whose career has been defined by ill-timed misses, was recently brought on board to challenge Giorgio Tavecchio (Bryant’s initial replacement). This week, in full view of the press, Walsh went just 5-of-9 on his field goal attempts in practice.
Wow
Part of me hopes he does really well and he turns down their offer
Walsh was really good at Georgia, I’ve been surprised he’s been so up and down in the nfl.
He was really good for the Vikings at first then he missed the chip shot in the playoffs and he hasn’t been the same since
Aren’t 10 of the first 13 games for the Falcons in domes? I would assume this makes it pretty nice for some kickers.
Why didn’t the bears hit him up? Or did he say he’d only play for ATL at this point in his career
If I was a 44 year old kicker I wouldn’t want to play in the frozen NFC North. Bump that
You just need to place more faith in global warming.
God get Bryant back on the team.