Matt Gay
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Washington Commanders kicker Matt Gay.
The Washington Commanders might be in the middle of a lost season, but that doesn’t mean there’s still not going to be accountability somewhere.
The Commanders moved quickly to get rid of a diminishing asset just one day after a 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 10 in the NFL’s first game in Madrid, Spain, by releasing Pro Bowl kicker and Super Bowl champion Matt Gay.
It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Commanders, who dropped to 3-8 with the loss to the Dolphins. Washington went 12-5 and made the NFC Championship Game last season.
“TheCommanders have released KMatt Gay, who missed two FGs on Sunday,” the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account.
It came as little surprise to anyone who watched Gay’s struggles this season from where NFL teams need kickers most — he was 4-of-9 for the season on field goals 50 yards or longer.
Gay, who is in his seventh NFL season, won a Super Bowl and made his lone Pro Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021.
“Matt Gay is a great dude,” NBC Sports reporter JP Finlay wrote on his official X account. “But the kicker position is binary. Gotta make kicks.”