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He New Orleans Saints They are reportedly trading veteran kicker Wil Lutz to Denver, reuniting him with broncos Head coach Sean Payton.
ESPN’s trade report on Tuesday did not specify compensation for New Orleans, who will apparently start the season with undrafted rookie Blake Grupe in charge of kicking.
Lutz, 29, entered the NFL with New Orleans and then-coach Payton in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl in 2019, but is coming off his worst season.
He made a career-low 74.2 percent of his field goal attempts (23-of-31) but converted all 33 extra points in 17 games in 2022.
Lutz has connected on 165 of 195 field goals (84.6 percent) and 286 of 293 PATs (97.6 percent) in 97 games for the Saints. He is 17-of-29 from 50-plus yards with a length of 60, set in Week 4 last season against Minnesota.
Grupe played four seasons at Arkansas State before transferring to Notre Dame, where he made 14 of 19 field goals and all 49 extra point attempts in 2022.
—Field-level media
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