The Pittsburgh Steelers are contemplating cutting kicker Jeff Reed, who missed his seventh field goal of the season in Pittsburgh's 39-26 loss to New England on Sunday night, and will bring in kickers for workouts on Tuesday, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. After the loss, Reed called into question the quality of the turf at Heinz Field. "I'm not one to make excuses," Reed told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I'll take the credit for the miss. It was a great snap, a great hold, great protection. It's kind of hard when you plant your foot and the hole -- a piece of ground moves where the ball's under the holder. I almost missed the ball completely. "I'm not going to make excuses. If you've played any kind of sports in your life, you realize that what we play on is not very good turf. It happens." Reed's miss came at the end of a seven play, 59-yard drive with the Steelers trailing 17-3. Reed has not missed seven field goals in a season since 2006, when he finished 20 of 27. Fans greeted Reed with a mock cheer after the North Carolina alum made an extra point in the fourth quarter and Reed said he didn't hear the cheer, but called out Pittsburgh fans. "It doesn't surprise me," Reed told the Post-Gazette. "If you're not perfect in this city, man, then you're going to hear about it. It's been like that for nine years, and why would they stop now?" Source: ESPN
did reed sober up or something? when he used to party, he never missed but he hasn't been in trouble for a while and now he's missing.
Age factor I guess.... It would be interesting seeing Stover in Pittsburgh after playing about 20 years against them with the Browns/Ravens.
Reed's been useless. Wouldn't be sad if they let him go. The thing about Reed is he knows Heinz Field when it gets ugly and the Steelers know Reed. It'll be tough for someone to come into Heinz Field and kick...I don't think Stover's the answer. Steven Hauschka, Piotr Czech, Shaun Suisham and Matt Stover are the names I've seen. There's a good chance Reed could wind up with the Bengals.
Matt Stover is the best available option for Pittsburgh. the Bengals will, then, sign Reed. After Stover, all of the Free agent PKs left suck.
