"When the end with a team or an end for a career comes for kickers, it's rarely happy and it rarely happens with much in the way of ceremony. The legendary Matt Bryant was supplanted by Giorgio Tavecchio, hastily re-signed, and then supplanted again by Younghoe Koo after struggling in 2019. Koo, who had himself been cut very quickly by the Chargers team that signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017, now finds a similar story unfolding for him."
"After four-plus steady years as the team's hyper-reliable option, Koo struggled mightily in 2024, ranking among the least-accurate kickers in the NFL on field goal tries. He came into 2025 in a battle with Lenny Krieg, who we now know the team never saw as particularly stiff competition for this season, and got a vote of confidence from Raheem Morris before the season began."
Younghoe Koo was released by the Falcons after a downturn in accuracy and will seek a new team. Parker Romo was signed to the active roster after converting all five field goal attempts in Week 2 and replacing Koo on the trip to Minnesota. Koo finished his Falcons career 181 of 211 on field goal tries (85.8%), second in team history. Koo struggled in 2024 and ranked among the least-accurate kickers in the NFL on field goal attempts. Koo missed a game-tying field goal in Week 1 and was listed out while Romo handled kicking duties.
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