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Chiefs Keep Butker as Kicker While Adding Tucker for Support
Special teams coordinator stresses commitment to Harrison Butker even after signing veteran to practice squad
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Toub Affirms Butker's Role
Kansas City special teams coordinator Dave Toub stated firmly that Harrison Butker remains the team's kicker. The club signed Justin Tucker to the practice squad as a way to help Butker improve his performance. Toub noted that Butker went 10 for 10 in a recent session held on a day with 28 mile per hour wind gusts.
Butker's Recent Results
Butker, who is 31, missed two field goals in the prior game, one from 58 yards and one from 45 yards. Through this season he has missed five of 16 field goal attempts. Toub said the goal is to get Butker back on track through continued work.
Tucker's Addition and Tryout
Tucker, 37, had not played since 2024 when he missed 10 kicks and converted 22 of 30 field goals. During a 30-kick workout that included 10 extra points, seven attempts over 50 yards and one from 60 yards, he made every kick. The team signed him to the practice squad partly to allow him to work with Butker and build chemistry with the snapping and punting units in case he is needed later.
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