The ongoing confusion and panic in Green Bay surrounding the kicking position continues. After parting ways with both kickers who participated in their kicking competition, the new Green Bay Packers kicker is Brayden Narveson.
Let’s take a look at the recent Packers kicker situation and introduce you to Brayden Narveson, who presumably will start for the Green and Gold for at least a week.
Green Bay Packers Cut Anders Carlson
If you listen to Lombardi Sweep at all, you know I have been highly critical of Anders Carlson since the day he was drafted. He has been terrible at every level, hitting over 72% of his field goals in college once and going only 13/23 during his senior year of high school. Considering this, it is no wonder why he was such a bust in his rookie season.
Carlson missed six field goals during his lone NFL season. But worse, he missed five extra points as well. In hopes of bringing the best out of him, the Green Bay Packers signed Greg Joseph to have a kicking completion during the preseason.
Both players had their share of issues in training camp practices. In preseason games, both kickers went perfect in extra points, while both also missed a field goal. It seems Green Bay had seen enough, as they made the decision to cut both players and instead sign Brayden Narveson.
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What to Know About Packers’ Kicker Brayden Narveson
Rookie kicker Brayden Narveson had been kicking for the Tennessee Titans during the preseason. He didn’t go perfect either, finishing the preseason 6/7 and making both extra points. Narveson did have an impressive game by hitting three fourth-quarter field goals to give Tennessee a one-point win. This included a BOMB of 59 yards:
Clearly, he has the kicking power to make just about any field goal he’d be asked to kick. However, it would be foolish to say he’d be trusted to make it. Brayden Narveson went 4/12 in his college career from 50+ yards away. He never made multiple 50-yard field goals in any season, so hopefully that preseason kick isn’t his lone from that distance this year.
Narveson played for three college programs: Iowa State, Western Kentucky, and North Carolina State. He never missed an extra point in college, and he converted on at least 80 percent of his field goals in three of his final four seasons.
Clearly, Brayden Narveson has the leg power to be an NFL kicker, but so did the last guy. The hope is that he can continue to be consistent from 40 yards and less. If he can do this, it’s obvious Packers Nation will treat him like royalty. The fact that he has a good personality will be the cherry on top.
