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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/12/22/panthers-kicker-zane-gonzalez-out-for-season-after-pregame-warmup-injury/

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The injury wasn’t as serious as feared and will only take about four weeks to heal, but with three weeks remaining in the season, Gonzalez is done.

New arrival Lirim Hajrullahu will handle the kicking for the Panthers for the rest of the season

 

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lirim_Hajrullahu

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Lirim Hajrullahu (born April 24, 1990) is a Kosovo-born Canadian gridiron football placekicker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He became a Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts after kicking the game-winning field goal in the 105th Grey Cup game (2017) and is a two-time Canadian Football League East Division All-Star (2016, 2019). Hajrullahu played college football at Western Ontario and attended Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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On April 13, 2020, Hajrullahu signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).[38] It was exactly a day short of 21 years, when on April 14, 1999, Hajrullahu and his family were forced out of their village due to the Kosovo War.[39] Hajrullahu received interest from five teams at the NFL combine in March in Arizona, which he had been attending every year since his days playing for Winnipeg.[40] He was waived on September 4, 2020, after losing the kicker job to rookie Sam Sloman.[41] It was reported that Hajrullahu "was the victim of NFL politics", with Sloman sharing the same alma mater, Miami University, as Rams head coach Sean McVay, despite Hajrullahu having been the best statistical kicker during training camp.[42]

In November 2020, Hajrullahu signed with the Generals of The Spring League (TSL) and played in their inaugural fall season.[43][44]

Carolina Panthers
On December 9, 2020, Hajrullahu was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad,[45] but was released six days later due to a work visa problem.[46][47] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 4, 2021.[48] He was waived on March 22.[49]

Hajrullahu returned to the Generals for The Spring League's 2021 season. On May 8, he went 5-for-5 in field goals in the first game, including the longest field goal of his career at 59 yards.[50] It was the TSL's television debut on Fox,[11] and Hajrullahu set a new league record for longest field goal, tied the single-game record for fields goals, and was named the South Division Player of the Week.[51]

Dallas Cowboys
On August 18, 2021, Hajrullahu signed with the Dallas Cowboys after the team released punter and emergency kicker Hunter Niswander, who had been filling in at placekicker for an injured Greg Zuerlein. He was released on August 24, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 14. He was released from the practice squad on September 21. He was re-signed on November 10,[52] but was released on November 23.

Washington Football Team
On December 11, 2021, Hajrullahu was signed to the Washington Football Team's practice squad.[53]

 

 

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2 hours ago, Richard Cranium 1 said:

I'm just going to call him Ed.

Imagine the look on the person's face when they handed them his name and told them to stitch a name patch for his jersey.  I guarantee they said "you sure you spelled it right".

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2 hours ago, Khaki Lackey said:

Agreed, but they'll just dig in harder. A gaggle of 14 year old mean girls has way more civility and common sense than the huddle as a whole.

I hope it is not the Huddle as a whole. But over the years the place has changed a lot and there are plenty of people to dumb it down.

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