Post by K on Apr 12, 2005 20:09:32 GMT 1
Titans to evaluate new kicker
By Gary Glenn
Titans Online
Ola Kimrin is hoping a strong showing in training camp will enable the Titans to become his first permanent NFL team.
NASHVILLE, TN, April 12, 2005 -- The Titans will use the remainder of the off-season and training camp to evaluate recently signed kicker Ola Kimrin, who at age 33, is looking to finally turn the corner and land a permanent job with an NFL team.
“He is a big, strong-legged kid,” Titans GM Floyd Reese said. “He has bounced around the league a little bit, which is typical with these kickers if they really want to make a career of it. It’s usually a very difficult road and a multi-year task to try to get there.”<br>
Tennessee is the fourth NFL team for the 6-foot-3, 230-pound kicker after spending time with the Denver Broncos (2002), Dallas Cowboys (2003) and Washington Redskins (2004).
“He’s just about at the point to where he’s ready to make his bid,” Reese said. “If he does, in fact, win the job, then you would have somebody that could kickoff and could kick long and short field goals for a number of years.”<br>
Known for his strong, booming leg, Kimrin once kicked a 65-yard field goal for the Broncos in a preseason game vs. Seattle. The 65-yarder would have been an NFL record had it been a regular-season game.
Reese said he’ll bring in competition for Kimrin in training camp.
“I’m not exactly sure where it’s going to come from, but I can’t picture us ever drafting a kicker,” he added. “There will be enough free agents – veteran, young and in between – that we could bring in to compete for that job.”<br>
By Gary Glenn
Titans Online
Ola Kimrin is hoping a strong showing in training camp will enable the Titans to become his first permanent NFL team.
NASHVILLE, TN, April 12, 2005 -- The Titans will use the remainder of the off-season and training camp to evaluate recently signed kicker Ola Kimrin, who at age 33, is looking to finally turn the corner and land a permanent job with an NFL team.
“He is a big, strong-legged kid,” Titans GM Floyd Reese said. “He has bounced around the league a little bit, which is typical with these kickers if they really want to make a career of it. It’s usually a very difficult road and a multi-year task to try to get there.”<br>
Tennessee is the fourth NFL team for the 6-foot-3, 230-pound kicker after spending time with the Denver Broncos (2002), Dallas Cowboys (2003) and Washington Redskins (2004).
“He’s just about at the point to where he’s ready to make his bid,” Reese said. “If he does, in fact, win the job, then you would have somebody that could kickoff and could kick long and short field goals for a number of years.”<br>
Known for his strong, booming leg, Kimrin once kicked a 65-yard field goal for the Broncos in a preseason game vs. Seattle. The 65-yarder would have been an NFL record had it been a regular-season game.
Reese said he’ll bring in competition for Kimrin in training camp.
“I’m not exactly sure where it’s going to come from, but I can’t picture us ever drafting a kicker,” he added. “There will be enough free agents – veteran, young and in between – that we could bring in to compete for that job.”<br>