Both Rams & Lions could have new kickers for Week 1 matchup

The Los Angeles Rams will start their 2024 campaign in the same fashion the prior season ended: taking on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday Night Football.

While much will be the same for this highly anticipated matchup—like the duel between quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff after the 2021 trade that closely tied their careers together—there is one potential change on the horizon for both teams: kicker.

The Rams drafted Stanford’s Joshua Karty in the sixth round of this spring’s NFL Draft. LA is still in search of stability at the kicker position after losing Matt Gay to a big-time free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts after the 2022 season. The Rams started last…