No Kicker? No Problem: Jaguars Cut Santoso, Bring Back QB Luton
Who needs a kicker anyway? The Jaguars made a further roster move on Tuesday, cutting kicker Ryan Santoso. The news was first broke by Team reporter Ashlyn Williams. A four-year veteran, Santoso had seemingly secured the kicking job after seeing off both Andrew Mevis and Elliott Fry so far this preseason. Freeing up a roster spot, Jacksonville opted to bring back quarterback Jake Luton, who was a victim of the first round of cuts last week. Swapping a kicker for a quarterback isn’t in itself a surprise. But what is surprising, is that The Jaguars now have zero kickers on their roster.
ZERO.
Don’t panic though folks. Considering the team’s continued redzone struggles this preseason, there’s absolutely no way Doug Pederson tries to reinvent the game of football. Competition was always likely to have been sought for Santoso, who hasn’t particulaly shined in exhibition games. He had a mixed outing against the Steelers on Saturday, converting two of his four field goals. But it seems that the coaching staff are now resigned to the fact that the man with the moustache simply isn’t up to the job.
