INDIANAPOLIS – Lucas Havrisik had just left Sunday service when the call came. Chase McLaughlin was in Kansas City auditioning with the Chiefs when word arrived.
For each player, the reaction was the same when approached by the Indianapolis Colts to attend a tryout to become the team’s next place-kicker. They jumped at the opportunity to participate in the Tuesday morning workout.
But, in the end, the Colts opted for an unconventional solution that, arguably, isn’t an answer at all. Havrisik and McLaughlin were signed to the Colts’ practice squad on Tuesday after the team waived Rodrigo Blankenship, who missed a game-winning field goal attempt Sunday in Houston.