Kickers have to be calm, cool and collected. Austin Rehkow is typically just that, but his patience is starting to wear thin.
It started nearly two months ago at the NFL Scouting Combine. The former Idaho kicker/punter spent more than two hours his first afternoon in Indianapolis waiting his turn for blood work to be done. He had to get up at 3 a.m. the next day for the standard drug test.
“I’m ready to get this process behind me,” Rehkow said. “In hindsight, it’s something unique, there’s some things you enjoy, but after the combine, it’s just like, ‘let’s get this done with.