Rams kicker Blake Grupe knocks himself out of his debut with a disastrous tackle attempt

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-18 · by Alejandro Avila

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Blake Grupe, newly signed by the Los Angeles Rams to replace Harrison Mevis after a missed field goal against the Bills, made his debut with a successful 44-yard kick but was sidelined immediately afterward due to a knee injury sustained from an aggressive tackle attempt. The incident highlights ongoing issues for the Rams' special teams unit and leaves the team searching for another kicker as Grupe's status becomes doubtful.
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Story summary

Blake Grupe, the new kicker signed by the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday, injured his knee in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals during a tackle attempt on special teams. Grupe had just made a 44-yard field goal to give the Rams an early 3-0 lead. The injury occurred when he tried to stop Devin Duvernay from returning a kickoff, leaving him unable to return to the game and listed as doubtful for further play.

The incident highlights ongoing struggles in the Rams' special teams unit, following the team's decision last week to release Harrison Mevis after his poor performance against the Buffalo Bills, including missing crucial kicks that led to an overtime loss. Grupe’s injury left punter Ethan Evans practicing kicks on the sideline but did not immediately result in a change of kicking duties.

This setback further complicates the Rams' efforts to stabilize their kicking position, with no immediate replacement available for Grupe beyond the current roster adjustments made by GM Les Snead.

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Narrative

Within a week, the Los Angeles Rams waived a kicker for blowing an overtime game-winner against Buffalo, signed Blake Grupe as his replacement, watched Grupe hit a 44-yarder on his first drive, and then lost him to a self-inflicted knee injury on the very next play.
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Rams kicker Blake Grupe knocks himself out of his debut with a disastrous tackle attempt · assertive framing

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Within a week, the Los Angeles Rams waived a kicker for blowing an overtime game-winner against Buffalo, signed Blake Grupe as his replacement, watched Grupe hit a 44-yarder on his first drive, and then lost him to a self-inflicted knee injury on the very next play. asserted
Grupe → waive → play
Grupe initially delivered on Sunday, capping the offense's opening drive with a successful 44-yard field goal. asserted
Grupe → deliver → goal
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page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
That momentum vanished seconds later on the ensuing kickoff. asserted
momentum → vanish → kickoff
Grupe was the last line of defense as Arizona Cardinals returner Devin Duvernay broke through the coverage, and the 5-foot-7 kicker aggressively lowered his shoulder to force Duvernay out of bounds at the 47-yard line. asserted
kicker → break → line
The collision left Grupe on all fours, grimacing in pain. asserted
collision → leave → pain
Trainers took Grupe to the blue medical tent before he retreated to the locker room with a knee injury designation. asserted
he → take → designation
He was ruled doubtful to return. asserted
He → rule → ?
The injury exit compounds a disastrous stretch for the Rams' special teams. asserted
exit → compound → teams
Rams GM Les Snead was forced to sign Grupe just days earlier after Harrison Mevis pushed a 48-yard attempt wide in overtime against the Bills, which cost Los Angeles the game. asserted
which → force → game
Now, the Rams face another special teams headache. asserted
Rams → face → headache
Following Grupe's exit, punter Ethan Evans began taking reps into the practice net. asserted
Evans → follow → net
He has zero NFL field goal attempts to his name. asserted
He → have → name
Without a backup kicker on the active roster, head coach Sean McVay must treat Evans as an emergency-only option and heavily alter his play-calling to feature aggressive fourth-down conversions. asserted
McVay → treat → conversions
By Monday morning, the front office will likely be hunting for its third kicker in seven days. asserted
office → hunt → days
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