Adam Vinatieri Finally Looks Finished
Adam Vinatieri may finally be done. The 46-year-old missed two extra points in the Indianapolis Colts Week 2 game against the Titans. In Week 1 he missed another extra point to go along with 2 missed field goals in a game the Colts lost in overtime.
?: Adam Vinatieri misses his third extra point in two games. pic.twitter.com/BQWvfTfRui
— SportsLine (@SportsLine) September 15, 2019
Vinatieri won three Super Bowls in 10 seasons with the Patriots before going to Indianapolis, where he has kicked since 2006. He added another ring that season and has been steadily scoring ever since. Whenever Vinatieri retires, he’ll do it as the NFL’s All-Time leading scorer.
Adam Vinatieri's last three games:
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 15, 2019
AFC Wild Card: 0-1 FG, 1-2 XP
Week 1: 1-3 FG, 1-2 XP
Week 2 so far: 0-0, 1-3 XP
The question is, how many kicks would Adam Vinatieri have to miss to realistically be in danger of getting cut? And how many teams would be happy to take a chance on the future Hall of Famer compared to the bad kicker they are already trotting out on Sundays? It’s bad right now, but it would probably have to get much worse for Vinatieri to do something besides walk away on his own terms. Until he misses a big kick in the playoffs, somebody is still going to trust him.
UPDATE: Maybe Vinatieri will end things on his own terms. Or maybe it was just an awkward exchange in passing.
Just grabbed Adam Vinatieri was he headed to the bus. He said “you’ll here from me tomorrow.” I told him we don’t see him tomorrow. And he said, “Yeah, you will.”
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) September 15, 2019
Adam Vinatieri, who missed 2 extra points; walked out the locker room only to say, “You’ll hear from me tomorrow.” When reminded players’ day off he said, “Yeah you will (hear from me Monday”
— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNFL) September 15, 2019