The New England Patriots still have no kicker on their roster. The team released Kai Forbath this week, and did not sign a replacement. That left New England without a kicker at practice on Wednesday in Week 14 ahead of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
It’s an oddity for a team to go without a kicker in the middle of the regular season. Surely, they’ll add one. But apparently, they’re waiting patiently before signing their guy.
Center Ted Karras also wasn’t present for practice. Karras suffered a knee injury during the Patriots’ loss to the Texans in Houston in Week 13. He is expected to miss multiple weeks, which is likely to thrust center James Ferentz into the starting role. Ferentz is technically the Patriots’ third-string center, as the Patriots top player at the position, David Andrews, went on IR with blood clots at the start of the season.
