Just putting this out there...

StickierBuns wrote:
This sounds reminiscent of the MVP/Darnold talk......lots of games to be played yet. ;)

Lol, maybe...

I'm a big Reichard fan in spite of what some may think for the op.

But I dont pull the kid till he misses  :cool:

Reichard will get his job back when he's healthy. The guy was perfect until his quad started bothering him. But if Romo continues kicking well, he'll probably get signed by a team who loses their kicker in the stretch run.

MaroonBells wrote:
Reichard will get his job back when he's healthy. The guy was perfect until his quad started bothering him. But if Romo continues kicking well, he'll probably get signed by a team who loses their kicker in the stretch run.

Thats the good news out of this...Big piece on the kid in the Startrib today....He's been working at a golf course down in Arkansas, trying to make ends meet with a wife and kids and one on the way. 
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How golf course supervisor Parker Romo swung through the rough to reach the Vikings

One Sunday, Romo was working for a golf club in Arkansas. The next Sunday he was kicking field goals in the NFL. “He’s gone temporarily, but hopefully for good,” a former co-worker says.

Imagine being Parker Romo the past two weeks. You’re 27 years old, a father to 15-month-old Harmony and married four years to Lauren, who’s pregnant with another daughter, Liberty, due March 6.

On Nov. 3, you’re the outside services supervisor for The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark. You’re making your young family’s modest ends meet and your bosses love you.

“Parker’s among the first people to greet the members and guests … moves the carts around … manages the practice facility … helps the golfers … always smiling … brings great leadership to our team,” said Eric Slack, the general manager.

But … you’re also the Parker Romo who has this big dream to become an NFL kicker. You went 17-for-19 with a 57-yarder as an all-XFL first-teamer for the San Antonio Brahmas in 2023, so you know you can do this. You’ve also gone undrafted by NFL teams out of Virginia Tech in 2022. Then you spent the next 23 months getting signed and released by the Saints, Lions, Bears and Vikings, oh my.

“The journey has been super tough,” Romo said.

And super unpredictable.

“There’s a million guys like Parker out there, and the difference between the ones who will make it and the ones who won’t are the six inches between the ears,” said Gary Zauner, former Vikings special teams coordinator, longtime noted kicking guru, Romo tutor and director of combines for kicking specialists that are unaffiliated with the NFL but must-see events for NFL scouts.

Zauner likes what he senses between Romo’s ears. He gave him a 1A rating in his 2022 college combine. This spring, Romo won Zauner’s free-agent combine, booming a 64-yarder, the longest of the event, with ease as Vikings scout Michelle Mankoff took notice.

No longer the outside services supervisor at a golf course, Romo for now is feeding his young family with the NFL rookie minimum salary. That’s $795,000 that’s split into 18 game-week checks.

That’s $44,166.67 minus taxes that Romo saw when he opened his checking account.

“It was a pretty big number,” Romo said. “A number I’ve never had in my account before, that’s for sure.”

If he continues to kick really well, I'd consider teaching him how to hold for Reichard, keep both of them on the 53, trade bait for when a team needs a proven kicker. Sounds like he would accept a holder's job if it keeps him on an NFL roster.

For what it’s worth, Romo can punt as well…

Credit to the Vikings, they told Romo at final cuts , if anything happens to Reichard we'll be contacting you......

That's exactly what happened.

And Romo did well enough to give himself a real shot at earning a starting job elsewhere, perhaps next year.

At worst Vikings will have Romo on speed dial if something like this happens in the future.

Romo has seized his opportunity and I can see doors will open for him.

Part of the reason I think KOC is legit is he and his staff do their best to develop players. Zimmer didn't do that.

I wonder how good of a punter he is? If he could punt, hold, and handle the kicking duties, i would consider giving him a roster spot. Its not like a few of those other guys on the 53 are getting activated with any regularity, although they may just be protecting a few they see real potential in as well.