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The Los Angeles Chargers will attempt another kicker change.
The team released Caleb Sturgis, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via sources informed of the situation. The team later made the official news. In a corresponding move, the team signed Micheal Badgley rookie off the practice squad.
It's the most surprising news of the week after Sturgis was terrible in Sunday's win in Seattle. Returning from a quad injury, the 29-year-old Sturgis shanked two extra point tries and one 42-yard field goal attempt in Sunday's 25-17 victory over Seattle.
The five botched points allowed the Seahawks a shot at the game at the end of regulation.
The Chargers are coming out of the road to win the day, but could not save Sturgis' job. The booter has been a disaster all season. He's missed four of 13 field goal tries. His 69.2 percent conversion rate is for the worst in the NFL for kickers with at least 10 attempts. He's also been brutal on extra points, missing six of 15, which puts his NFL kickers at 60 percent.
Anthony Lynn Chargers coach could not move forward to a playoff push with those types of struggles looming over his team – especially with Philip Rivers' reactions to said misses filling up same boards.
When Sturgis missed Weeks, signed Badgley, who went 10-of-10 on kicks, including seven extra points. Short kickoffs – just two touchbacks on 12 – were a concern with the rookie.
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