The New Orleans Saints are 19 days away from their season opener versus the Arizona Cardinals. We continue our countdown to kickoff with a look at kicker Blake Grupe.
No one really saw Grupe exploding onto the scene. When he was challenging Wil Lutz for the role in 2023, many wrote it off. As that offseason progressed, it clearly became more than just iron sharpening iron. Grupe not only pushed Lutz, he pushed him out of New Orleans. It was one of the bigger surprises of camp. Unlike when replacing Thomas Morstead at punter, the Saints have kept Grupe since Lutz departed.