Austin Seibert

The New Orleans Saints signed veteran kicker Austin Seibert to their practice squad on Tuesday after Blake Grupe injured his groin during practice earlier in the day. Seibert appeared in one game for the New York Jets this season and has previously kicked for the Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns. For now, the team is calling Grupe's injury minor but Seibert could get elevated from the practice squad for his team's Week 13 game against the Lions if Grupe isn't able to play ... [Read More]

The Detroit Lions waived kicker Austin Seibert (groin) on Friday, so Michael Badgley will do the kicking for the team in Week 5 against the New England Patriots. Seibert missed last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks and missed three of his five field-goal attempts in his first three games this year. The Lions are moving on to Badgley, starting this Sunday against New England. The 27-year-old made all four of his field-goal attempts with the Chicago Bears last week in the loss to the New York... [Read More]

Detroit Lions kicker Austin Seibert (groin) didn't practice all week and has officially been ruled out of Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks. Fantasy managers that were planning to stream the 25-year-old in a good matchup this Sunday will now have to look for other kicking options. The Lions will likely roll with Dominik Eberle, who has kicked in one career NFL game with the Houston Texans in 2021. Detroit's offense has been surprisingly strong through the first three games this year, but ... [Read More]

Detroit Lions kicker Austin Seibert is an interesting player to evaluate in fantasy football. The Lions' offense looks good, but Lions' head coach Dan Campbell is one of the most aggressive coaches in the league, and often goes for it on fourth down in the red zone. That said, Seibert will likely be an up-and-down fantasy kicker. He should kick a ton of extra points, but it's tough to expect many field goal attempts. All kickers are "boom-or-bust" since their fantasy production is reliant on a ... [Read More]