Rodrigo Blankenship. Nyheim hines is going to be the first man up in punt returns, but keke coutee is interesting in that role as well. He averaged 63.4 yards on 20 kickoffs in 2020, with about two.
Following the news that punter rigoberto sanchez suffered a torn achilles, the colts signed matt haack from free agency. Blankenship has simply been better in training. Rodrigo blankenship is the last man standing.
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In a corresponding move, the colts waived blankenship’s competition, jake verity, from the roster on thursday. He played college football at georgia, where he kicked the longest field goal in rose bowl history. Rodrigo blankenship has outperformed jake verity on field goals in camp, though he is still unproven on clutch and lengthy kicks, and now he needs a new holder. Rodrigo blankenship is the last man standing.