The Rams had three kickers in camp for the month of August, allowing all three of them to essentially try out for the position left by Greg Zuerlein. Sam Sloman wound up winning the competition, beating out Lirim Hajrullahu of the CFL and Austin MacGinnis of the XFL.
It was a decision that many Rams fans questioned, and those doubts creeped back into their minds after Sloman’s first-ever field goal attempt.
Let’s just say it didn’t go well. He clanked it hard off the left upright from 29 yards out, which would’ve put the Rams up 10-0.
Sloman doinks it pic.twitter.com/KLfiKFEvun
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) September 14, 2020
The Cowboys took the ball on their next possession and turned it into seven points, scoring on a touchdown pass from Dak Prescott to Ezekiel Elliott.
Not the start Sloman wanted at the NFL level.
