The Falcons will waive punter Cameron Nizialek, as Jeff Schultz of The Athletic tweets. This comes hours after a brutal day for the youngster against the Buccaneers.
Nizialek shanked two of his punts on Sunday. The latter of the two came in the fourth quarter when the Falcons were down by just three. Nizialek’s 33-yard punt quickly turned into a Tampa touchdown and the three-point deficit turned into a 48-25 rout.
Nizialek, a Virginia native, spent time in the Alliance of American Football before making the NFL rounds in 2019. He should be back on the workout circuit again, especially since he offers the ability to serve as both a punter and an emergency kicker. For now, he’s waiving a resume with just ten punt attempts for Atlanta.
Yeah….the punter gave up 5 TDs to Brady and 2 pick 6s.
There’s people needing to be cut in Atlanta, and it’s not the punter.
Yes he was one of them. He would be one of the 1st on my list. Kid can’t kick….
Sheesh couldn’t even wait till Monday to make the move. Classy
Hope they don’t fly him back either haha
Sounds like something the falcons would do
They paid him to kick and he couldn’t do they – he can find his own way home.
The previous week, he punted six times with a 46.5 yard average. He shanked two of his four punts this week and the Falcons panicked and scapegoated their punter immediately following the game instead of any of the people who gave up almost 50 flippin points. Not a very classy move. No wonder they’re awful.
4th qtr 11 mins to go 33 yard punt and gives the TB a 10 point edge. Cut the loser… he was terrible today.
Ah, yes, the Falcons’ mighty defense would have held had that punt been just 10 yards longer. Well reasoned.
Should they cut Matt Ryan? He hasn’t been good in 4 years…
I would have kept the kid for one more week to see how he bounced back because the first week he was not too bad. There was 5 guys on that team that deserved to be cut before him. Hell, throw in 4 more coaches as well. He got the short straw due to when his issues happened and that he is a unestablished punter.
Priceless comments about leaving him at the airport lol.
Yeah everyone is a keyboard GM.
If you treat people well players will at least consider playing for your organization.