It won’t get as much headlines as quarterback Tom Brady leaving. But the New England Patriots now parted ways with their veteran kicker, Stephen Gostkowski.
News of the transaction was first reported by the Boston Globe’s Jim McBride on Monday, and McBride’s opening lede to the news report provided an ample epitaph to Gostkowski’s tenure:
Tom Brady walked over to the sideline and simply said to the coaching staff, “Let’s just kick the field goal.”
Moments later, Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 41-yarder to clinch a 13-3 win over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Feb.