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kicker

[kik-er] / ˈkɪk ər /


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With one second left and the game almost being called by darkness, Palos Verdes kicker Niko Dragin attempted a 51-yard field goal that could have tied the score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Baltimore kicker Tyler Loop secured the win with a 56-yard field goal following a late-game drive led by quarterback Lamar Jackson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The strengths of the squad are suited to this approach, with goalkeeper Senne Lammens a good long kicker of the ball.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland had four field goals and might have had five had his 54-yard attempt in the first half not doinked off the right upright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The intern turned sideways in his chair in case of attack, but the kicker stayed slumped in sadness.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

He made a game-winning field goal as a sophomore on varsity when the other kickers were unavailable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Among kickers, Charles Szares of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is five for five on field goals and 23 for 23 on PATs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

One kicker at a Power Four school who started his career as a walk-on said his outside coach gave him a sense of what kickers at other schools were making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

For kickers, being in cahoots is yielding dramatic results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

I walked around the karate kickers and the gangstas and pushed open a heavy wooden door.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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