Georgia Bulldog legend and Lou Groza Award winner Rodrigo Blankenship fell into the Indianapolis Colts’ lap as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft.
Blankenship will not have an easy path to starting for the Colts. However, he was able to haul in more money than the average undrafted free agent:
Meanwhile, the #Colts gave undrafted rookie kicker Rodrigo Blankenship a $20,000 signing bonus. The Lou Groza Award winner from Georgia is expected to compete with Chase McLaughlin, who took over for Adam Vinatieri in December.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 29, 2020
Blankenship had a distinguished career at the University of Georgia. He was a fan favorite after hitting a game-winning field goal at Kentucky in 2016. Now, he’ll look to replace an NFL legend in former Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri.
Blankenship’s landed a $20,000 signing bonus according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Hot Rod will have to compete with Chase McLaughlin to win Indianapolis’s starting job at kicker.
Blankenship is one of the best kickers in Georgia history, and one of the greatest to ever do it in the SEC. He made 82.5% of his kicks and all 200 of his career extra points at Georgia.
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