As New England Patriots special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer was on the hunt for his next potential kicker over the last few months, one trait stood above the rest.
“The guys that have been doing it for a long time, they got a different mentality,” Springer said weeks ago. “They just go out there, they kick balls, and they just do their job and they don’t overthink. They don’t overtrain, they have a routine, they stick to it. They’re consistent and they show up every day and they do their job.
“Those are the ones that usually do a good job around the league from what I’ve seen so far.