Stephen Gostkowski reportedly will have season-ending hip surgery
Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday.
According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski, who was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, has a left hip injury that will require season-ending surgery. He is expected to return next season, according to Schefter.
Patriots’ kicker Stephen Gostkowski has a left hip injury that will require season-ending surgery, per source. He is expected to be ready to kick for the 2020 season.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 2, 2019
Schefter also reports that the Patriots are leaning toward two kickers to replace him — Kai Forbath and Mike Nugent. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Forbath appeared in the team’s kicker workouts on Wednesday, as did rookie kicker Matthew Wright from the University of Central Florida.
Veteran kicker Kai Forbath is among those in for today’s kicker workout with the Patriots. He is one of the most experienced free-agent kickers on the market.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 2, 2019
Matthew Wright, a rookie kicker from the University of Central Florida who spent time with the Steelers in the preseason this year, was among those in for today’s Patriots kicker workout. The Patriots won’t be signing Wright, per a source.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 2, 2019
Gostkowski, who was drafted by the team in the fourth round in 2006, has made seven of eight field goals this season, but has struggled on extra points – 11 of 15. He took responsibility for missing his fourth extra point of the season in Sunday’s game against the Bills, saying, “I’m just not very consistent right now.”
The team has not yet confirmed that Gostkowski will need hip surgery.
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