The Redskins and Special Teams Coordinator Ben Kotwica made a bold move in Week 2, opting to release Kai Forbath, one of the most accurate kickers in team history, in favor of signing Dustin Hopkins, a former 2013 sixth-round pick of the Buffalo Bills who had never appeared in an NFL regular season game prior to 2015.
The move paid major dividends for the Redskins in their run to an NFC East title in 2015.
Hopkins posted the third-highest field goal percentage in a season in team history, connecting on 25-of-28 field goal attempts (89.