No. 24: Replacing Billy Cundiff with Justin Tucker

<i>Aug. 26, 2012</i><br> When the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000161" title="Baltimore Ravens" href="/topic/sports/football/baltimore-ravens-ORSPT000161.topic">Ravens</a> announced they'd fired <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT00008944" title="Billy Cundiff" href="/topic/sports/football/billy-cundiff-PESPT00008944.topic">Billy Cundiff</a>, people freaked out. Yes, Cundiff missed that infamous 32-yard field goal against the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000192" title="New England Patriots" href="/topic/sports/football/new-england-patriots-ORSPT000192.topic">Patriots</a>. But to replace a veteran like Cundiff with a rookie? Turns out, the Ravens made the right move. The now-23-year-old Tucker went 30 for 33 in the regular season (with a long of 56) and 4 for 4 in the playoffs. After brief stints with the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000226" title="Washington Redskins" href="/topic/sports/football/washington-redskins-ORSPT000226.topic">Redskins</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000057" title="San Francisco 49ers" href="/topic/sports/football/san-francisco-49ers-ORSPT000057.topic">49ers</a>, Cundiff was released from both teams, and his <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000007" title="National Football League" href="/topic/sports/football/national-football-league-ORSPT000007.topic">NFL</a> career might be kaput.
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Aug. 26, 2012
When the Ravens announced they'd fired Billy Cundiff, people freaked out. Yes, Cundiff missed that infamous 32-yard field goal against the Patriots. But to replace a veteran like Cundiff with a rookie? Turns out, the Ravens made the right move. The now-23-year-old Tucker went 30 for 33 in the regular season (with a long of 56) and 4 for 4 in the playoffs. After brief stints with the Redskins and 49ers, Cundiff was released from both teams, and his NFL career might be kaput.

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