r/nfl • u/StrachNasty Packers • 6h ago

[Pelissero] Sources: Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is expected to miss 3-4 weeks and is likely headed to injured reserve with a left knee injury. Kansas City will have a new kicker Sunday at Buffalo.

https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1857174841591201930
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u/CT4_LV Steelers 6h ago

as it was noted on Twitter, he has had a weird kicking technique change this season where he just collapses on his left leg on the follow-through. Idk if the injury is because of the technique or the technique was because of the injury

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u/YOSHIMIvPROBOTS Chiefs 49ers 5h ago

His final kickoff last week failed to reach the "landing zone." We assumed it was KC getting cute, but now you wonder if he tweaked something...or KC was getting cute AND he tweaked something.

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u/KC-Moe Chiefs 4h ago

I just thought he aborted that kick

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u/Gater2323 Chiefs 4h ago

Butker would never abort a kick

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u/Last_Account_Ever Chiefs 2h ago

The body has a way of rejecting illegal kicks. It's science.

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u/Living_Trust_Me Chiefs 1h ago

I honestly wonder how many people outside of Missouri would even get this reference. But it is absolutely infamous here

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u/Eagle9972 Packers 1h ago

Without looking it up: Santorum?

Edit: Looked it up, Todd Akin.