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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Indirect Kick: Football kickers are people too

Indirect Kick: Football kickers are people too

Dan Shulman February 1, 2016

While watching the AFC Championship Game last weekend, I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. Things were looking up after Steven Jackson scored, but then the unthinkable happened. Stephen “Mr....

Going For Two: The NFL's new extra point, a necessary wrinkle

Going For Two: The NFL’s new extra point, a necessary wrinkle

David Souza September 22, 2015

Last season, NFL kickers made all but eight extra points after touchdowns and recorded a 99 percent success rate in the regular season. This year, kickers have already missed nine relative chip shots...

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