A look at new Vikings kicker Kai Forbath

November 16, 2016 at 5:24AM
Kai Forbath replaces embattled kicker Blair Walsh, whom the Vikings released Tuesday in the middle of his rocky season.
Kai Forbath replaces embattled kicker Blair Walsh, whom the Vikings released Tuesday in the middle of his rocky season. (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

New kicker in town

Kai Forbath replaces embattled kicker Blair Walsh, whom the Vikings released Tuesday in the middle of his rocky season. Forbath might not be a huge upgrade in terms of career success, but he comes in without the mental stress that Walsh carried with him onto the field for every kick this season.

Forbath by the numbers

33-of-34 Extra-point attempts for the Saints in 10 games in 2015

84.1 Career field-goal percentage since his 2012 debut the Redskins

57 Longest field goal of his career, made in 2015 with the Saints

5 Kickers he competed against in Vikings workouts

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