It turns out the Los Angeles Rams will have a competition at kicker this summer, whenever football returns. After it was first reported that the team was signing former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu, the Rams announced they have also agreed to terms with former XFL kicker Austin MacGinnis.
Los Angeles is searching for someone to replace Greg Zuerlein, who left in free agency to sign with the Cowboys, reuniting with John Fassel. Hajrullahu and MacGinnis are the only kickers currently on the Rams’ roster, but that can still change.
MacGinnis, 24, was the top kicker in the XFL, making all 10 of his field goal attempts and leading the XFL in touchbacks with four. Before the XFL, he also played in the AAF in 2019 and was the primary kicker at Kentucky from 2015-2017.
Rams GM Les Snead said recently that the Rams are looking for a kicker who’s strong from the 40-49-yard range after Zuerlein missed six of his 11 attempts from that distance last year.