Colts waive Blankenship after missed potential game-winner vs. Texans

The Indianapolis Colts waived kicker Rodrigo Blankenship after he missed a potential game-winning 42-yard field goal in overtime against the Houston Texans in Week 1 on Sunday, the team announced Tuesday.

The Colts ultimately settled for a 20-20 tie against their AFC South rivals after erasing a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Blankenship also sent two fourth-quarter kickoffs out of bounds to give Houston prime field position.

Indianapolis signed kickers Chase McLaughlin and Lucas Havrisik to its practice squad. It plans to elevate one of them to the active roster for Sunday's Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a source told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

McLaughlin played four games for the Colts in 2019, hitting five of his six field-goal tries. He spent the 2021 season with the Cleveland Browns. Havrisik participated in Indianapolis' rookie camp.

Blankenship, 25, has struggled after a strong rookie season in 2020, making just 76.5% of his field-goal attempts over the past two campaigns.

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