The Falcons curiously did not favor competition at kicker and punter this offseason, despite virtually promising it at the former position and having a veteran competitor already on hand for the latter. Instead, Younghoe Koo and rookie Sterling Hofrichter have been given near-total trust from the team, an unexpected but not unwelcome development.
Given that, and given that both have fared pretty well in practice despite a shaky punt or missed kick here and there, you were likely surprised to see today that the team will be working out three punters. I was too, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jason Butt was kind enough to clarify why in his report.