{"id":297025,"date":"2023-10-24T17:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297025"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:24:38","slug":"rams-release-k-brett-maher-after-three-missed-kicks-in-loss-to-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nfl\/rams-release-k-brett-maher-after-three-missed-kicks-in-loss-to-steelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams release K Brett Maher after three missed kicks in loss to Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the NFL leaders in field goals made through Week 7 is no longer on a roster after the Los Angeles Rams released kicker Brett Maher on Tuesday, the team announced.<\/p>\n
Maher’s release comes after he missed two field goals and an extra point in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The crucial misses in a one-score game were apparently enough for Sean McVay’s club to quickly move on.<\/p>\n
The five-year veteran made 17 of 23 field goal attempts and 12 of 13 PATs in 2023. In a three-way tie for the league lead in FGs made with Houston’s Ka'imi Fairbairn and Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott, Maher’s 73.9% conversion rate ranked last among the trio.<\/p>\n
The Rams will have work to do in finding Maher’s replacement with no kicker currently on the practice squad.<\/p>\n
It was Maher’s first season in Los Angeles after signing with the club late this past offseason following notable playoff struggles with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n