Roberto Aguayo is getting another chance in the NFL, this time with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Roberto Aguayo is getting another chance with the Chargers
Los Angeles is signing the former second-round pick.
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Aguayo was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ second-round pick in 2016, and had a rough go at things, to say the least. He made 22 of his 31 kicks, and missed two extra points on the season as well.
His attempt to improve in 2017 was cut short early, after struggling in the preseason opener by missing a field goal and extra point against the Bengals. He would be released after the performance. Nick Folk took his place, but would be replaced by Patrick Murray, after Folk also performed poorly.
The Panthers signed him in October after Graham Gano was on Carolina’s injury report with knee soreness, but never saw action.
The Aguayo signing is one that both makes sense yet doesn’t make sense for the Chargers. The Chargers have had their own kicking issues the past year, waiving Younghoe Koo. Nick Novak came in to replace him, and made just nine of his 13 attempts, with a missed extra point.
But the Chargers are hoping Aguayo can be the solution. He’s had his own problems as much as Los Angeles has, but was drafted in the second-round for a reason. Both the Chargers and Aguayo will be hoping Southern California was the change in scenery he needed to get back to being the kicker many thought he was capable of.
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