GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 06: Kicker Zane Gonzalez #5 of the Arizona Cardinals reacts on the sidelines during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 38-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Mike Nugent‘s solid performance this past Sunday should earn him the right to be the Arizona Cardinals placekicker going forward
For the past three months, Arizona Cardinals placekicker Mike Nugent has been waiting for an opportunity. The 38-year old had spent that time on the team’s practice squad, an unfamiliar place for a veteran of 15 NFL campaigns.