The Rams have made a quick call on their special teams mess, officially cutting kicker Harrison Mevis and grabbing Blake Grupe off the Jets’ practice squad. This move comes after a rough stretch for Mevis, signaling the Rams aren’t messing around when it comes to their kicking game.
Mevis’s Kicking Woes Force a Change
It’s been a tough few weeks for Harrison Mevis, and the Rams clearly decided enough was enough. His most recent blunder was a crucial blocked 48-yard field goal attempt that would’ve won the game for the Rams in overtime against the Bills on Monday night. That’s a back-breaker, right? But it wasn’t an isolated incident. Mevis also missed a field goal against Philadelphia in Week 4 and another one against the Giants way back in Week 2. That’s three crucial misses in five weeks, plus a blocked game-winner. When you’re talking about a team trying to find its footing, those points are absolutely essential.
Can Grupe Stabilize a Shaky Rams Special Teams?
So, in comes Blake Grupe, plucked from the Jets’ practice squad. Grupe himself isn’t without a past; he actually lost his job with the Saints in 2025 after missing several field goals. But here’s the kicker, pun intended: he turned things around late in 2025, hitting all 11 of his field goals and all 10 of his extra points in five games with the Colts. That’s a perfect stretch! The Rams have had a notorious lack of success with their special teams units, cycling through multiple kickers and coordinators in recent years. They’re sitting at a 2-3 start right now, and if they have any shot at turning this into postseason contention, their field goal operation *has* to be consistent. This move shows they’re desperate to find that consistency.
This is a make-or-break moment for the Rams’ special teams. Can Grupe recapture that perfect form from late 2025 and give them the stability they desperately need to fight their way back into the hunt? We’ll find out soon enough.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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