Good news, everyone! The New Orleans Saints have a kicker again. Wil Lutz practiced for the first time during Wednesday’s Aug. 4 training camp session, and he completed all six of his field goal tries from various distances.
Lutz opened camp on the non-football injury list with what Saints general manager Mickey Loomis characterized as a “soft tissue” problem, and the team elected not to sign another kicker during his absence. In the meantime, second-year punter Blake Gillikin worked as the holder on simulated field goal attempts for the special teams units.
Now he’s back after taking a week to rest up and make sure his body is right.