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Houston Texans sign linebacker Brian Peters off Vikings practice squad
The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed linebacker Brian Peters off the Vikings’ practice squad.
Peters, who played at Northwestern and for two years in the Canadian Football League, was waived by the Vikings on Sept. 5. However, he was signed to the practice squad the next day, where he remained for the first three weeks of the season.
It was a bit of a surprise Peters didn’t make Minnesota’s 53-man roster to start the season. He was strong in exhibition play, including getting a team-high two interceptions.
“That’s my first priority on this team is to showcase my ability on special teams and help us be successful on special teams,” Peters told the Houston Chronicle. “On defense, I’ll play wherever they put me. I’m just going to find the ball, that’s my goal. I fit into all the schemes. It’s very similar to what I’ve ran in Minnesota.”
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans made a change at place-kicker in part because of former kicker Randy Bullock's performance on extra points -- he was the only kicker in the NFL to have missed more than one extra point this season.
Overall there have been significantly more missed extra points this year than in the past. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the 14 extra points missed so far this season are already six more than were missed all of last season. It's also the most missed extra points since 2009, when there were 20 missed extra points all season. Again, this is only Week 4.
It's not exactly a kicker's dream. Or is it?
"I love it," said Nick Novak, the Texans' new kicker, who replaced Bullock. “It’s more opportunity for us to get out there. It’s pretty much a field goal. That’s the mindset I have of it. I approach every kick as if it’s the same. For me it’s a field goal, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a 20-yard field goal or 33. It’s the same thing.”
The extra point used to be basically automatic for kickers, and Novak still keeps the mentality that his extra point should be automatic. And that's probably exactly how the Texans would like him to view it.
The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed linebacker Brian Peters off the Vikings’ practice squad.
Peters, who played at Northwestern and for two years in the Canadian Football League, was waived by the Vikings on Sept. 5. However, he was signed to the practice squad the next day, where he remained for the first three weeks of the season.
It was a bit of a surprise Peters didn’t make Minnesota’s 53-man roster to start the season. He was strong in exhibition play, including getting a team-high two interceptions.
“That’s my first priority on this team is to showcase my ability on special teams and help us be successful on special teams,” Peters told the Houston Chronicle. “On defense, I’ll play wherever they put me. I’m just going to find the ball, that’s my goal. I fit into all the schemes. It’s very similar to what I’ve ran in Minnesota.”
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans made a change at place-kicker in part because of former kicker Randy Bullock's performance on extra points -- he was the only kicker in the NFL to have missed more than one extra point this season.
Overall there have been significantly more missed extra points this year than in the past. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the 14 extra points missed so far this season are already six more than were missed all of last season. It's also the most missed extra points since 2009, when there were 20 missed extra points all season. Again, this is only Week 4.
It's not exactly a kicker's dream. Or is it?
"I love it," said Nick Novak, the Texans' new kicker, who replaced Bullock. “It’s more opportunity for us to get out there. It’s pretty much a field goal. That’s the mindset I have of it. I approach every kick as if it’s the same. For me it’s a field goal, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a 20-yard field goal or 33. It’s the same thing.”
The extra point used to be basically automatic for kickers, and Novak still keeps the mentality that his extra point should be automatic. And that's probably exactly how the Texans would like him to view it.