Brett Kern will have an opportunity to begin his 15th NFL season soon. After a Monday workout, the Eagles are signing the veteran punter, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets.
The Eagles had a need at punter, with Arryn Siposs out indefinitely (via Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, on Twitter) due to a lower-leg injury sustained when the Giants blocked a first-half punt. Week 15 stands to be Siposs’ first missed NFL game.
Kern, 36, has punted in 219 NFL contests; though, none have come since last season. The former Titans and Broncos specialist has not been with a team since the Titans released him on roster cutdown day. Tennessee had kept Kern in place as its punter since 2009, but the team shifted to a younger player (Ryan Stonehouse) out of training camp this year.
Three Pro Bowl nods — form 2017-19 — appear on Kern’s resume. He will follow thirtysomethings Ndamukong Suh and Linval Joseph in joining the 12-1 Eagles in-season. Kern finished with his lowest per-punt average since 2016 last season, at 44.8. Siposs is averaging 45.6 per boot in his second Eagles season. Should this Kern move be an active-roster addition, it should be expected Siposs will land on IR.
The Eagles added Siposs as a UDFA last year. Despite Siposs being only in his second season, he recently turned 30. The Australian ventured to Auburn in 2017, transitioning from a career in Australian Rules Football. The Eagles gave him a reserve/futures deal in January 2021. It remains to be seen if Siposs will miss the rest of this season, as it is not known exactly what injury he sustained. But Siposs being carted off did not represent a good visual for the Eagles, who will pick up the pieces with Kern.
Sirianni is a bum
What?
Because Philly hung nearly half a hundred on the Giants?
Kern is a really good add. Pro’s pro and still has a good leg.
“due to a lower-leg injury sustained when the Giants blocked a first-half punt.”
I think it happened after the block. He picked up the blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage and advanced it almost ten yards downfield before taking a big hit. I could be wrong, but he was moving pretty well after he picked the ball up.
Yeah, he got hurt when he stepped out of bounds and then was hit by two Giants.
Still don’t know why a flag wasn’t thrown for those hits. He was out of bounds for 3 yards by then.
Exactly! They protect QBs too much, they at least have one if not 2 backups dressed. Teams only carry one punter and then hope a kicker can step in. Siposs made a great heads-up play, ran and then after stepping out of bounds was crushed. Should’ve definitely been a penalty.
What the Giants did to Siposs was payback for their Drop-Kick Punt.
Payback? The Gints screwed that up all on their own.