Factoid
The Bengals made the decision last year not to re-sign Shayne Graham, going instead with former Ohio State kicker Mike Nugent. A year removed, that decision is looking iffy at best.
Graham choked on a couple of big misses in a playoff loss against the Jets, greasing the skids for his exit, but he’s generally been very reliable. He hit all 12 of his field goals for New England last year after replacing Stephen Gostkowski at midseason. Since 2007, he’s been the league’s most accurate field goal kicker.
Nugent, meanwhile, has been the least accurate kicker in the league over the last four years.
Graham is now a free agent, and you’ve got to figure he’ll get some attention from teams looking to upgrade the position.
FIELD GOAL ACCURACY, 2007-2010
(50 attempts minimum)
FG FGA Pct
87 98 88.8 Shayne Graham
115 130 88.5 Rob Bironas
92 104 88.5 Ryan Longwell
106 122 86.9 Nate Kaeding
99 114 86.8 Jay Feely
65 75 86.7 John Carney
106 123 86.2 Robbie Gould
93 108 86.1 Stephen Gostkowski
99 115 86.1 John Kasay
74 86 86.0 Joe Nedney
96 113 85.0 Phil Dawson
101 119 84.9 Jeff Reed
95 112 84.8 Matt Bryant
89 105 84.8 Neil Rackers
70 83 84.3 Lawrence Tynes
68 81 84.0 Jason Elam
83 99 83.8 Jason Hanson
76 91 83.5 Adam Vinatieri
111 133 83.5 Josh Brown
83 100 83.0 Olindo Mare
63 76 82.9 Matt Stover
98 119 82.4 Rian Lindell
121 147 82.3 David Akers
89 110 80.9 Shaun Suisham
76 94 80.9 Dan Carpenter
106 132 80.3 Sebastian Janikowski
79 99 79.8 Kris Brown
72 91 79.1 Matt Prater
94 120 78.3 Nick Folk
107 137 78.1 Mason Crosby
71 94 75.5 Josh Scobee
48 64 75.0 Mike Nugent
—Ian Allan
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