Rookie undrafted free agent Justin Tucker was signed by the Baltimore Ravens today and now will have the duty of competing against veteran Billy Cundiff for the starting kicking position.
Billy Cundiff also came into the league as an undrafted free agent. As we all know he was much maligned at the end of the Ravens season for missing a potential game-tying field goal against the Patriots in the AFC Championship game which sailed wide left from 32 yards away.
The missed field goal was certainly puzzling seeing as Cundiff had made 10 of them between 30-39 yards during the regular season but on the road he went 11/20 comparing to his 17/17 record at home. Also he was only 1 for 6 from 50 plus yards which certainly explained coach John Harbaugh's reason to avoid taking what would have possibly been a tying field goal from that distance earlier in the game.
Bill Cundiff's Regular Season Stats/Splits: http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/4245/billy-cundiff
Justin Tucker's Texas profile page: http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tucker_justin00.html
The competition between the two kickers should certainly be interesting this Summer and I'm looking forward to it as well as seeing if another kicker might need to be brought on board. Whether or not the Ravens are pleased enough to keep him, I feel that also being a rugby-style punter in college should help Tucker have quick success in the NFL.
Below Justin Tucker ends the storied rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M last Thanksgiving in dramatic fashion:
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