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Report: 49ers to sign K Sam Sloman to practice squad

The #49ers, as expected, are going to add a kicker to their practice squad.

The 49ers could have some kicker troubles on their hands while Robbie Gould deals with a knee bruise he suffered while laying the lumber on a kickoff against the Panthers. San Francisco on Tuesday worked out a handful of kickers and are expected to sign Sam Sloman to their practice squad per NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.

Sloman, 25, was a seventh-round pick by the Rams in the 2020 draft. He played in just eight games as a rookie with the Rams and Titans, then didn’t play in a game last season. For his career, Sloman is 10-for-13 on field goals, including 8-for-9 between 30 and 50 yards.

Cody Parkey was also part of the workout per Pelissero and hit all 10 of his field goals.

There’s still a chance Gould plays against the Falcons on Sunday. His knee bruise is in his left leg so it’ll just be a matter of whether he can plant on it by Sunday at 10:00am Pacific Time.

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Colts try out 4 kickers, host CB Kevin Toliver on visit

Colts had a tryout for 4 kickers and hosted CB Kevin Toliver on a visit.

The Indianapolis Colts held a tryout for four free-agent kickers and hosted cornerback Kevin Toliver for a visit on Monday, per the league’s transaction wire.

With kicker Rodrigo Blankenship on the injured reserve list, the Colts signed Michael Badgley to the practice squad and elevated him for the Week 6 game against the Houston Texans.

However, it seems Chris Ballard is still doing his due diligence at the position. The four kickers they had try out were Ramiz Ahmed, Chris Blewitt, Austin Jones and Sam Sloman.

It isn’t clear if this is just them keeping an eye on the market and who’s available or if a move is coming. Badgley converted his only field-goal attempt from 41 yards and all four of his extra-point attempts in Week 6.

With Rock Ya-Sin re-aggravating an ankle injury on Sunday, it seems the Colts are keeping tabs on the cornerback position as well. Toliver has spent time with the Chicago Bears (2018-2019) and Denver Broncos (2020). In 29 career games, he has four passes defended.

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Steelers add former Titans kicker Sam Sloman to offseason roster, waive defensive tackle

As anticipated, the Steelers announced addition of kicker Sam Sloman to offseason roster.

As expected, the Steelers signed former Titans kicker Sam Sloman on Thursday. To make room for Sloman, defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas was waived/injured. Christmas will revert to the reserve/injured list if he clears waivers.

The Sloman signing not only gives competition to the kicker position — the only spot previously without it — but having Sloman on the could provide insurance for veteran Chris Boswell. Boswell missed three late-season games last season with hip and groin injuries. The Los Angeles Rams selected Sloman in the final round of the 2020 NFL draft. Though he won the kicking gig in training camp, the Rams released him after seven games.

The Titans snapped Sloman up for their practice squad and activated him for Week 17. He became a hero of sorts after converting all five extra points and two field goals, including a walk-off field goal that won Tennessee the AFC South.

Boswell is clutch. In 2020 alone, he converted 34 of 38 extra points and made 19 of 20 field goals. His job is not in jeopardy, but a little competition is always good to light the proverbial fire.

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Steelers add former Titans kicker Sam Sloman to offseason roster, waive defensive tackle

As anticipated, the Steelers announced addition of kicker Sam Sloman to offseason roster.

As expected, the Steelers signed former Titans kicker Sam Sloman on Thursday. To make room for Sloman, defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas was waived/injured. Christmas will revert to the reserve/injured list if he clears waivers.

The Sloman signing not only gives competition to the kicker position — the only spot previously without it — but having Sloman on the could provide insurance for veteran Chris Boswell. Boswell missed three late-season games last season with hip and groin injuries. The Los Angeles Rams selected Sloman in the final round of the 2020 NFL draft. Though he won the kicking gig in training camp, the Rams released him after seven games.

The Titans snapped Sloman up for their practice squad and activated him for Week 17. He became a hero of sorts after converting all five extra points and two field goals, including a walk-off field goal that won Tennessee the AFC South.

Boswell is clutch. In 2020 alone, he converted 34 of 38 extra points and made 19 of 20 field goals. His job is not in jeopardy, but a little competition is always good to light the proverbial fire.

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Steelers expected to sign former Titans K Sam Sloman

Sam Sloman’s Week 17 game-winner for the Titans made him a legend in Nashville.

Former Tennessee Titans kicker Sam Sloman has reportedly found a new home, as he’s expected to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers pending a physical, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Sloman, a seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, played in eight games last season, seven with the Rams and then one with the Titans. The Miami (Ohio) product made 76.9 percent of his field goal attempts during his rookie campaign.

Tennessee brought Sloman in last November, adding him to the practice squad. He got a shot to play in Week 17 after Stephen Gostkowski was placed on the COVID-19 list — and the rest, as they say, is history.

The 23-year-old’s 37-yard game-winning field goal as time expired against the Houston Texans, which doinked off the upright and went through, helped Tennessee secure the AFC South title. He went 2-for-2 on field goals and 5-for-5 on extra points in the contest.

With the Titans having two inexperienced options at kicker in undrafted free agents Blake Haubeil and Tucker McCann, it’s somewhat curious they didn’t at least try to bring Sloman to training camp to compete.

Pittsburgh already has a top-notch kicker in Chris Boswell, so Sloman’s chances of landing the starting job with the Steelers is nil barring injury.

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Ravens try out kicker Sam Sloman

The Baltimore Ravens brought in former Titans and Rams K Sam Sloman for a tryout as they look for options in case Justin Tucker goes down

After seeing punter Sam Koch test positive for COVID-19 a few weeks ago, the Baltimore Ravens aren’t taking any chances with kicker Justin Tucker. They’ve brought in former Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams kicker Sam Sloman for a tryout on Wednesday, according to the NFL’s transaction report.

Sloman was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Rams. He played seven games for Los Angeles but wasn’t very accurate. He missed three extra points and three field goals over seven games before being cut. Sloman was far better in one game for the Titans, hitting all five of his extra points and both field-goal attempts.

While Baltimore is trying out a kicker, there’s no reason to believe Tucker’s job is in any danger. Though Tucker has been a little off the mark this season, he’s still among the best kickers in the game, hitting on 89.7% of his field-goal attempts this season and nailing all but one of his extra points. Tucker also stands as the most accurate kicker in NFL history (with a minimum of 100 field-goal attempts).

As noted above, this tryout seems to be more about making sure the Ravens have some options available to them if Tucker were to test positive for COVID-19 or get injured. With Baltimore already one game deep into the playoffs, an unexpected absence from Tucker could end their Super Bowl LV dreams prematurely.

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What we learned from Titans’ Week 17 win over Texans

Titans legends (both good and bad) were cemented at the conclusion of the 2020 campaign.

The Tennessee Titans have rarely done anything pretty this season, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and their Week 17 win over the Houston Texans was another example of that.

As is usually the case, the defense was putrid and even a rare four-sack game for Tennessee wasn’t enough to keep Deshaun Watson and Co. in check. That’s because the Titans’ secondary couldn’t cover to save its life.

Of course, the offense once again had to bail out the defense, but a fumble, a turnover on downs and multiple drops by wide receiver Corey Davis helped make a 41-point performance as ugly as one could be.

Still, a win is a win (the theme of the Titans’ season) and it’s impossible not to be happy for what this team has accomplished in 2020.

With all that said, here are four lessons we learned from the huge win over the Texans on Sunday.

Tennessee Titans’ winners and losers from Week 17 win over Texans

Sam Sloman was just one “winner” from the Titans’ Week 17 victory.

Nothing ever comes easy for the Tennessee Titans, and that was proven once again during their Week 17 win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

The Titans needed a victory on Sunday to secure their first AFC South title since 2008, but the Texans gave them all they could handle en route to the game being tied at 38 with 18 seconds left to play.

Instead of settling for overtime, the Titans dialed up a deep ball to A.J. Brown, which was completed thanks to a perfect pass from Ryan Tannehill.

That play setup a last-second field goal opportunity, which was converted by kicker Sam Sloman, who banked his kick off the upright and through to propel Tennessee to victory.

While the Titans saw some great individual performances on Sunday, there were some players who struggled, including the team’s defense as a whole.

Let’s see which players emerged as “winners” and “losers” from the huge Week 17 victory over the Texans.

What Titans are saying after Week 17 win over Texans

Find out what Derrick Henry had to say about reaching 2,000 yards.

The Tennessee Titans are AFC South champions for the first time since the 2008 season after they narrowly defeated the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday, 41-38.

It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win, which is pretty much the theme for Tennessee’s 11-win season.

The defense was putrid once again, but thankfully the offense was able to step up on the strength of another 200-yard game from Derrick Henry and a solid showing from A.J. Brown, Ryan Tannehill and the Titans’ passing attack.

Even with those performances, the Titans still needed a game-winning field goal at the end of regulation from rookie kicker Sam Sloman, who was filling in for Stephen Gostkowski.

Following the win, there was a lot to talk about, whether it was Sloman’s game-winning doink, Henry’s 250-yard game that put him over 2,000 yards, or the fact that the Titans have won a division title.

Here’s a look at what head coach Mike Vrabel, Henry, Sloman and other Titans players had to say about the win.

Watch: Titans’ Sam Sloman doinks in game-winning FG vs. Texans

Sloman came through in what was the biggest kick of his young career.

There was nothing easy about the Tennessee Titans’ AFC South-clinching victory over the Houston Texans in Week 17, including the game-winning field goal that put Tennessee over the top.

With kicker Stephen Gostkowski on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, the Titans deployed rookie kicker Sam Sloman, who had just seven career games under his belt, in what was the biggest contest of his young career.

So, of course the only thing standing between the Titans and a win to clinch the division was the rookie kicker’s leg when Sloman was called upon to hit a 37-yard field goal at the end of regulation.

While it wasn’t pretty — Sloman banked the kick off the upright but it still went through — the former seventh-round pick came through in the clutch to seal Tennessee’s win.

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It’s important to note that Sloman never would have gotten the chance to be the hero if not for a 52-yard completion from Ryan Tannehill to A.J. Brown with 10 seconds remaining. Before that, it was figured that Tennessee and Houston were going to overtime.

Sloman attempted a total of two field goals and five extra points and made all of them. Not a bad day for the rookie, who has now etched his name in Titans history, even if he never plays another game.

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