Football Chargers cut Kicker Sturgis

**Rain Man** · 04:57 PM

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-botched-kicks

Chargers cut Caleb Sturgis after three botched kicks

By Kevin Patra
Around the NFL Writer
Published: Nov. 5, 2018 at 01:19 p.m. Updated: Nov. 5, 2018 at 03:36 p.m.

The Los Angeles Chargers will attempt another kicker change.

The team released Caleb Sturgis, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via sources informed of the situation. The team later made the news official. In a corresponding move, the team signed rookie Michael Badgley off the practice squad.

It's the least surprising news of the week after Sturgis was terrible in Sunday's win in Seattle. Returning from a quad injury, the 29-year-old Sturgis shanked two extra point tries and one 42-yard field goal attempt in Sunday's 25-17 victory over Seattle.

The five botched points allowed the Seahawks a shot to tie the game at the end of regulation.

The Chargers eking out the road win softened the immediate blow of the misses, but couldn't save Sturgis' job. The booter has been a disaster all season. He's missed four of 13 field goal tries. His 69.2 percent conversion rate is tied for the worst in the NFL for kickers with at least 10 attempts. He's also been brutal on extra points, missing six of 15, which puts his 60 percent rate at the worst among all NFL kickers.

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn couldn't move forward into a playoff push with those types of struggles looming over his team -- especially not with Philip Rivers' reactions to said misses filling up meme boards.

When Sturgis missed Weeks 6 and 7 due to the quad injury, L.A. signed Badgley, who went 10-of-10 on kicks, including seven extra points. Short kickoffs -- just two touchbacks on 12 -- were a concern with the rookie, but his accuracy upgrade on extra points alone should outweigh that at this point.

Halfcan · 11-05-2018, 04:49 PM

The Chargers midseason collapse is beginning.

**RealSNR** · 11-05-2018, 04:49 PM

"The Chargers will be great because they finally fixed their kicker problems that caused them to lose close games in the past!"

Yeah... this is why you look like a ****ing idiot any time you think the Chargers have a shot at jack shit.

Naptown Chief · 11-05-2018, 04:52 PM

**Rain Man** · 11-05-2018, 04:57 PM

I'll miss the Chargers' nod to retro football back in the 1950s when kickers made 60 percent of their extra point attempts. I thought it was quaint.

**Rain Man** · 11-05-2018, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn couldn't move forward into a playoff push with those types of struggles looming over his team -- especially not with Philip Rivers' reactions to said misses filling up meme boards.

I also want to see some of these if anyone has them. Phillip Rivers makes great faces when he's frustrated.

Halfcan · 11-05-2018, 05:00 PM

How many times have we beat them in a row now - 9?

Wow, they must hate us.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 11-05-2018, 05:23 PM

Butkers taken a bad turn lately too.

**Rain Man** · 11-05-2018, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Butkers taken a bad turn lately too.

Don't make me stop this car.

Butker is over 97 percent on extra points and over 90 percent on field goals since we signed him. His only FG miss was a 50+ yarder. We're golden with Butker.

Hoopsdoc · 11-05-2018, 05:47 PM

Badgley was in camp with the Colts. He’s a good kicker.

KChiefs1 · 11-05-2018, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

How many times have we beat them in a row now - 9?

Wow, they must hate us.

They’ll be so charged up to beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead that they’ll probably lose the week before & the week after.

scho63 · 11-06-2018, 12:48 AM

I pointed out his disaster of a game as it was happening Sunday in the other games thread while watching at a sports bar. I was surprised they didn't take him of the field and fire him during the game, he was brutal!

Bump · 11-06-2018, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'll miss the Chargers' nod to retro football back in the 1950s when kickers made 60 percent of their extra point attempts. I thought it was quaint.

back to back games with a missed XP has some people concerned.

**RealSNR** · 11-06-2018, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Badgley was in camp with the Colts. He’s a good kicker.

The Chargers have the ability to take good kickers and turn them into lemons.

Eureka · 11-06-2018, 09:36 AM

The Chargers are looking to get a wild card spot and possibly win the AFC West. Kind of a long shot but they are looking like a good team.

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Shock	3	9.38%
Butker!	14	43.75%
Anger	4	12.50%
Butker!	15	46.88%
Disbelief	2	6.25%
Butker!	13	40.63%
Curiosity why it took so long	4	12.50%
Butker! Butker!	13	40.63%
Smugness that they're hosed at kicker now	8	25.00%
Butker!	13	40.63%
Satisfaction that I now know how many extra points you can miss before being cut.	6	18.75%
Butker!	13	40.63%
Concern about where I'll go for my next motorcycle rally in San Diego.	2	6.25%
Butker! Butker! Butker!	14	43.75%
Happiness that the practice squad kicker will get his chance. (Cue theme song from Fame.)	3	9.38%
Butker!	13	40.63%
Fear that their new kicker might be Butkeresque	7	21.88%
Butker!	12	37.50%
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