Former Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has been laborious at work aiming to get again within the league, and he’s taking his followers together with him for the journey.
Blankenship’s newest concept? Recreating the most effective kicks from every week of the NFL season till he will get a crew tryout.
Having kicked for the Indianapolis Colts from 2020-2021, the Arizona Cardinals in 2022, and briefly signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, Blankenship is set to show he can earn his spot on an NFL roster but once more.
Within the meantime, he spent the spring taking part in for the St. Louis Battlehawks within the United Soccer League (UFL) to maintain his abilities sharp. Nonetheless, even with a formidable UFL season behind him, Blankenship has but to safe a roster spot within the NFL this soccer season.
“I wasn’t actually anticipating to be right here after the yr that I had within the UFL, however that’s simply the way in which the cookie crumbles,” Blankenship admitted in his video introducing the brand new collection. “We’re gonna preserve working, preserve placing out good tape, and preserve trusting the method.”
Blankenship’s followers flooded the feedback of his publish with supportive messages. “Better of luck Rodrigo! Hope to see you again within the league quickly,” one follower commented.
“Man I actually thought u could be again within the league. Hope u do quickly,” one other commenter added.
After the Atlanta Falcons’ latest kicking failures and a very evident 30-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, September 21, followers are actually flooding the feedback on Blankenship’s newest video with appeals to the Falcons to rent him.
“Come to Atlanta pleaseeee,” one fan commented on the publish. “Hey @atlantafalcons this man is a free agent btw,” one other commenter added, adopted by laughing emojis.
One fan even went as far as to remark, “@atlantafalcons do you propose on successful video games this season orrrrr….” implying Blankenship might be a solution to the crew’s latest issues.
Whereas Blankenship has not commented straight on the pleas for him to affix the Falcons, he has been remaining hopeful and enthusiastic about his love for the sport in each publish.
