It’s hard to imagine the Cincinnati Bengals ever hit a scenario where they won’t need Evan McPherson to nail down field goals for them in a live game.
Buy Bengals TicketsMcPherson, after all, is the guy who hit a 65-yarder this summer to end a fan event. He’s also the guy who hit a 58-yarder at a packed Paycor Stadium during the team’s first preseason game. Never mind the fact he’s the guy who went 28 of 33 as a rookie and 14 of 14 in the postseason.
But linebacker Logan Wilson appears to be a guy who could step in during an emergency scenario.
Not the punter or somebody else — it’s Wilson, the breakout linebacker, as the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith caught him drilling 40-yarders in practice recently:
Ideally it never comes up in a game, but LB Logan Wilson is drilling 40-plus yard field goals. They just moved him back even deeper.
He’s a good candidate if the Bengals ever need a spare kicker. pic.twitter.com/2MrBd6dokP
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) August 15, 2022
While the idea of Wilson nailing a field goal if called upon isn’t as fun as say, Chad Johnson doing it back in the day, it’s a funny bit of versatility for the roster to potentially have.
