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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Buffalo Bills sign big-legged kicker for preseason with Tyler Bass out due to injury
The Buffalo Bills don't need running back Ray Davis to kick field goals in the preseason. They have a new Davis for that. On Friday, Buffalo signed kicker Caden Davis, a 2025 undrafted free agent who was waived last week by the New York Jets. He's expected to handle kicking duties while starter Tyler Bass continues to recover from a pelvic injury that has sidelined him for eight straight practices. Head coach Sean McDermott said Thursday the team worked out two kickers on Thursday. Bass warmed up with kicks before the Return of the Blue & Red practice on Aug. 1 but did not participate in any drills at Highmark Stadium. In his absence, Ray Davis went 2-for-3 on field goals during that event. Caden Davis, 6-foot and 200 pounds, split his college career between Ole Miss (2003-2024) and Texas A&M (1999-2022). He has a muscular frame and big leg. Davis was a semifinalist for the 2024 Lou Groza Award, given to the nation's top kicker, after setting the Rebels' single-season scoring record with 129 points, which ranked 10th in the FBS.. Davis went 24-for-29 (82.8%) on field goals and 57-for-59 on extra points along with 82 touchbacks on 96 kickoffs (85.4%) in 2024 He made 42 of 52 field goals (80.8%) and 102 of 104 extra points in his two years at Ole Miss. He also holds the school record with four field goals of 50-plus yards and was named second-team All-SEC by College Football Network in 2024. Davis earned a bachelor's degree in supply chain management from Texas A&M and an MBA from Ole Miss. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills sign kicker Caden Davis with Tyler Bass out with injury
National Post
17-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther 'back to work' after rough outing
Brett Lauther isn't about to make up any excuses. Article content After converting on just two of his five field goal attempts for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a 28-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday, the 34-year-old kicker wanted to apologize more than anything for his performance. Article content Article content 'It's baffling, it's hard to explain, and just (want to offer) an apology to everyone, really,' Lauther said as the Roughriders returned to practice on Tuesday. 'Because sometimes I don't understand it either.' Article content While Lauther made field goals from 40 and 25 yards on Saturday, he missed from 51, 50 and 29 yards out while also missing a convert. Article content 'It was just me,' said Lauther, who has made 265 of 322 field goals (82.3 per cent) in his career. 'Everyone's trying to cover up other things, and coaches and teammates are unreal, but yeah, that's just on me. Article content 'There's nothing wrong with the hold, snaps, no wind or any issues. None of those were difficult kicks. You got to put those through.' Article content After making his lone field goal attempt in Week 1 against the Ottawa Redblacks, Lauther and the Roughriders were forced to practise indoors all week leading up to the game in Hamilton due to smoky conditions in Regina. Article content While head coach Corey Mace said that the lack of reps due to the low roof indoors could have been a factor, the veteran kicker didn't want to use that as an excuse either. Article content 'It's just coach being a good coach, really,' said Lauther, who reached 1,000 career points while playing in his 100th game as a Roughrider on Saturday. 'He kind of mentioned it to me right after, and that's what I think any good team or any position they're going to say. Article content Article content 'But I've been kicking long enough and for enough years that, I don't think it has any effect and it's not why … I don't have any excuses for what happened. It's solely on me. I don't want anyone else trying to take the blame or anything in the media or publicly, because they're just trying to be a good teammate and good person. Article content 'Really just want to say a quick thanks to everyone here, because every guy came up to me after that game, and there wasn't one negative thing said.' Article content Article content When the Roughriders returned to practice Tuesday, outdoors at Mosaic Stadium, the Nova Scotia product was one of the first on the field ahead of Friday's Week 3 road game against the Toronto Argonauts. Article content 'Just back to work today,' said Lauther, who hadn't missed a convert since Sept. 22, 2023. 'Came in (Monday) on the off day, trying to figure some stuff out, working on a couple little things to try to get the swing back and just feeling better out there, more comfortable and really looking forward to going out Friday and trying to find a way to score points when the guys need it.'
