"Koo, playing in the fourth year of his five-year, $24.25MM contract, came into the season on thin ice. Koo's first three years in Atlanta were stellar as he only missed seven of 94 field goal attempts. In the 2022 and 2023 seasons, though, Koo's identical 32-for-37 results marked a career high for misses. The wheels seemed to come off in 2024 as Koo missed nine of 34 field goal attempts."
"Therefore, when Koo missed a 44-yarder in an attempt to send the Falcons into overtime in their Week 1 matchup with the Buccaneers, it became apparent that he may lose more than just the game. With Romo coming in Tuesday, Koo had the week to change his coaches' minds. In the end, he will not travel with the team. His out designation reasoning has been ruled as not being injury related."
"Romo will get another opportunity after a short stint with the Vikings last year. When Minnesota's regular kicker Will Reichard was placed on injured reserve, the team signed Romo to fill in. The latter did phenomenally in his time as a substitute, making 11 of 12 attempts, including a 55-yarder, though he did miss one of eight extra point attempts. Reichard's stint on IR lasted the minimum four weeks, and Romo was waived upon his return."
Younghoe Koo was ruled out for the game and did not travel with the team, with the out designation not related to injury. The Falcons promoted John Parker Romo as a standard gameday practice squad elevation. Koo is in year four of a five-year, $24.25MM contract and has struggled this season after strong early tenure, missing nine of 34 field goal attempts in 2024 and missing a 44-yarder in Week 1. Romo previously went 11-of-12 with the Vikings, including a 55-yarder, though he missed one of eight extra points. Safety Jordan Fuller was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and faces at least four weeks sidelined.
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