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Colts: Rodrigo Blankenship has excellent reaction to winning starting job

Rodrigo Blankenship #98 of the Georgia Bulldogs prays before the game during a game between Texas A&M and the Georgia Bulldogs. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

The Colts have found a good (and humble) kicker in UDFA Rodrigo Blankenship, who was very ready to make the roster.

New Colts kicker Rodrigo Blankenship is ready to answer the bell.

From 2006 until the 2019 season began, the Colts were comforted by the rock-steady presence of Adam Vinatieri, whose foot dictated all pressure situations whenever fate tried to intervene.

But in ’19, Vinatieri finally began to crack, his age manifesting in a rapid decrease in accuracy.