The Patriots’ kicker workout from earlier today now makes a lot more sense. New England is placing longtime kicker Stephen Gostkowski on injured reserve, a source told Jim McBride of the Boston Globe (Twitter link). Furthermore – a mid-season return has already been ruled out, according to ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter. Gostkowski’s left hip injury will require season-ending surgery, but he is expected to be ready to go for next season. 
Gostkowski has been the Patriots’ kicker since 2006, and nobody else has attempted a kick for the Pats since he missed some time back in 2010. Something clearly wasn’t right with him, as he’s already missed four extra points and a field goal so far this season. New England is undefeated, but obviously Bill Belichick isn’t going to get complacent with a weakness. It’s unclear exactly what injury he’s dealing with, and it’s possible the Patriots are just using IR to let one of their most respected veterans save face.
That being said Gostkowski is still only 35, so he shouldn’t be declining too much just yet. The Patriots have always had a very stable kicking situation, as Gostkowski took over as Adam Vinatieri, who had handled New England’s kicking game for the previous ten seasons. Gostkowski just signed a new two-year deal with the team back in April. If this is the end of the road for him with the Patriots, he’ll leave town as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. We’ll likely receive word of a kicker signing shortly.
I guess the Niners dodged a bullet when he resigned with the Pats. Hopefully he heals up quickly and gets back to kicking.
So who’s their kicker? I assume it’s gonna be Edelman since he can throw catch and run the ball obviously he can kick to and he looks like a soccer player so…
Former offensive lineman, Superbowl Champ, and Pro Wrestler Steve “Mondo” McMicheal is lacing up his kicking shoe and practicing.
For those of you who don’t know, he was the emergency kicker for the Bears and whenever their kicker got hurt you would see him on the sidelines having somebody put on his kicking shoe.
Won’t this be their 1st new kicker in 20 something years? Amazing run by them.
No they had to bring in anther kicker in 2010 he only played for 8 games that yr
I hate New England. Thats my only comment. Discuss.
do you want a cookie so does 90% of nfl fans
And that’s why I love them they don’t give a ship