The Detroit Lions announced on Friday that kicker Austin Seibert has been waived, in yet another development in Detroit’s ever-evolving kicking game.
Seibert has been dealing with a groin injury—the same that required surgery last year—for the past two weeks. In his last game appearance, Seibert missed kicks from 48 yards and 54 yards, including a late attempt that would’ve pushed Detroit’s lead to six with about one minute remaining. In nine game appearances for the Lions, Seibert made 13-of-17 field goals and was perfect on all 17 extra point attempts.
Seibert’s waiving comes just days after the Lions cut his Week 4 replacement Dominik Eberle, who missed two extra points against the Seattle Seahawks while also booting a kickoff out of bounds.