Bengals Rookie Kicker Follows In Shayne Graham's Footstep
May 03, 2021 at 08:04 PM
Evan McPherson knows the drill in Cincinnati.
No team has ever taken a kicker in the 85 years of the NFL Draft without getting ripped. Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons shrugs and recalls the video old friend Shayne Graham sent of Evan McPherson's two 68-yard field goals in practice.
"Not too many people on the planet can do that," Simmons said Monday of his brand new fifth-rounder.
Graham, the first Bengals kicker Simmons ever had 19 seasons ago, never made it into that orbit. After coaching the newest Bengals kicker as Florida's quality control coach on special teams last year, he confirms McPherson's trajectory is limitless.