The Colts waived kicker Michael Badgley on Tuesday.
Badgley appeared in seven games for the Colts this season, joining the team after kicker Spencer Schrader suffered season-ending ACL and MCL injuries while kicking a PAT during the Colts’ Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Badgley, an eight-year NFL veteran, converted 10 of 11 field goal attempts and 18 of 21 PAT attempts.
Badgley missed his third PAT of the season in the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason, speaking to the media on Tuesday ahead of the roster transfer, said the Colts will “evaluate all the kicker options that (they) possibly have.”
“We have to put ourselves in the best position to be successful in finding that guy who will be able to convert scoring opportunities, obviously be able to work well with our specialist unit, work well with special teams and be a good fit with the team,” Mason said. “With him, all those things are going to come to mind. But at the same time, Shane (Steichen) as the head coach has to be able to trust the kicker, because he’s calling the plays and working through the plays, that he’s going to be able to kick and go for it and not influence the decisions on different things like that.”
“If we’re looking at the situation in Week 14, we’re looking for someone who is experienced, who can handle pressure, who we know can be able to kick consistently within the game. Obviously everyone would love to have someone who can make 60-yard field goals and make all of their PATs and make field goals consistently, but as we’re looking at things right now, we’re looking at who can make PATs and “Who can be reliable to kick under 50, who can we rely on to be able to do that for the next five weeks and then in the playoffs.”
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