Dan Carpenter struggled with his consistency last season and it led to uncertainty surrounding the kicker for the Buffalo Bills. During the offseason, he knew he had to make some adjustments on and off the field if he wanted to remain the Bills’ lead kicker.
With a 85.2% field goal conversion rate last season, Carpenter’s first move this offseason was to restructure his contract to drop his base salary this season. It only felt right after such a poor season, which included 6 missed extra-point attempts. His salary dropped from $2.025 million to $1.