The Baltimore Ravens may have drafted a kicker, but that doesn’t mean he will make the roster, it turns out. According to veteran beat writer Jeff Zrebiec, rookie Tyler Loop will have to earn the job. Baltimore also signed John Hoyland, a rookie free agent, which is not surprising. But Zrebiec had more to say about the kicker position in a recent piece for The Athletic.
“The Ravens did extensive work on all the available kickers in the draft and decided Arizona’s Tyler Loop was the guy they wanted”, Zrebiec writes. “They used a sixth-round pick to make sure they got him.