Kickers go through slumps in the NFL all the time. All it takes is one miss in a big spot to shake the confidence of the specialist and cause them to make mental or physical mistakes in the kicking game. Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh is pretty deep in one of those slumps right now.
Walsh is at the bottom of the league when it comes to accuracy kicking extra points and has missed some big field goals which could have made the difference at the end of football games over the last two years.
The Vikings hoped to keep his confidence up by not bringing in competition for him during training camp or the preseason, but have changed course recently when they worked out some kickers this week.