Lutz made 74.2 percent of his field goal attempts last season after missing the 2021 season with an injury.
This exact possibility floated around the rumor mill throughout Saints training camp this summer. Payton was known for a short fuse for many years when it came to kickers while in New Orleans, until he decided on Lutz after a good recommendation from theJohn Harbaugh during the 2016 preseason. Given the way Payton went through kickers during his first couple of months, the fact Payton turned back to a familiar face should be no surprise.
Reviews for Grupe had been very high throughout this offseason during practices and preseason games. It was clear that the Saints brought Grupe in to legitimately compete with Lutz for the job, and both kickers performed well. But New Orleans is moving on from Lutz after seven years with Grupe beating out Lutz for the job. —The Saints gambled with Lutz by going with him after the Ravens cut him following training camp in September 2016.
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