The Indianapolis Colts lose Adam Vinatieri and sign Matt Stover

Blogged under Bloglockers, Free Agent Additions, Front Page, Big Colts News, Injury Reports, General Colts Chatter by admin on Thursday 15 October 2009 at 7:04 pm

The Colts have lost kicked Adam Vinatieri for at least the next six weeks after he underwent surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right knee.  Vinatieri has made 6 of 8 field goals (75%) this season and he has nailed all 17 of his extra points for 35 total points.  The Colts have signed 41-year old Matt Stover to fill in while Vinatieri is out of action and he is a darn good kicker himself.  He played in all 16 games last season for the Ravens and he made 27 of 33 field goals (81.8%) and he all made all 41 of his extra point attempts last season as he scored 122 points last season.  Stover has now kicked in 287 games in his NFL career and he has nailed 462 of 552 field goals (83.7%) and he has also converted 558 of 561 extra points.  Stover has scored 1,944 points in his NFL career.  The Colts were lucky to find a kicker as skilled as Stover sitting at home on the couch.

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