Kickers are football players too.
Take, for instance, Tennessee Titans kicker Joey Slye.
The Tennessee Titans kicker had an opportunity on Sunday to make a play outside the confines of his typical duties against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Following a third-quarter field goal that cut Jacksonville’s lead to 16-13, Slye kicked the ball off to Jacksonville return man Josh Cameron.
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Cameron fielded the kick inside the 5-yard line and returned it up the middle past the 30. When he got there, Slye was waiting.
Slye had sprinted up the field in return coverage and had a clear, head-on look at a play on Cameron. He delivered with a crunching blow that would have made any NFL linebacker proud.
The hit forced a fumble from Cameron. Unfortunately for the Titans, they didn’t recover it, and the Jaguars converted their recovery into a 71-yard touchdown drive.
But Slye’s impact on the play and the game was seen. At 228 pounds, Slye could be mistaken at a glance for an NFL linebacker. His primary job, of course, is not to deliver hits, but kick the ball.
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And he did that with great success on Sunday, sending each of his first three field-goal attempts through the uprights. Each of those kicks was from 50-plus yards, with his longest coming from 54.
This story will be updated.
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