Lucas Havrisik might have saved his job because the Los Angeles Rams‘ kicker together with his clutch Week 14 efficiency in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens.
Los Angeles minimize veteran kicker Mason Crosby on Tuesday, simply six days after signing the longtime member of the Inexperienced Bay Packers to its observe squad.
Although the Rams misplaced to the Ravens, 37-31, in time beyond regulation on Sunday, Havrisik had an enormous sport, nailing all three of his discipline objective makes an attempt and each of his extra-point tries.
The 24-year-old obtained the high-scoring affair began with a 27-yard discipline objective within the first quarter, linked on a 51-yarder within the second stanza and despatched by means of a game-tying 36-yard discipline objective with seven seconds remaining in regulation. It was Havrisik’s first profession three-field objective sport in his six contests, all of which have come this fall with Los Angeles.
It regarded like Crosby was certain to exchange his youthful counterpart this month, as it was reported that the Rams had the “intention” of bringing the 39-year-old as much as the energetic roster within the “close to future.” Crosby would’ve been the workforce’s third kicker of the 12 months if he had been promoted.
Brett Maher was signed to Los Angeles’ observe squad on the finish of August, at some point after he was launched by the Denver Broncos. Maher was elevated to the energetic roster forward of Week 1 and performed the primary seven video games of the season with the Rams, earlier than being released in late October.
Havrisik was then signed off the Cleveland Browns observe squad the identical day that Maher was let go. Earlier than his sturdy displaying in opposition to Baltimore, he had been 7-for-10 on discipline objectives (3-for-6 from past 40 yards) and 10-for-11 on additional factors.
Crosby was chosen by the Packers within the sixth spherical of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent 16 seasons with the group. He gained eight NFC Particular Groups Participant of the Week honors through the years and helped Inexperienced Bay win Tremendous Bowl XLV in 2011, making all 4 of his additional level makes an attempt and his solely discipline objective attempt within the victory.