Jun 14, 2017; Tampa Bay, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Roberto Aguayo (19) at One Buccaneer Place. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially ended the disaster that was Roberto Aguayo.
The team released the kicker on Saturday, a day after opening the preseason by missing a 47-yard field goal and an extra point.
Aguayo faced competition from veteran Nick Folk this preseason, and Folk converted a 45-yarder in the preseason opener, further deepening Aguayo’s misery.
The Buccaneers actually traded up in the 2016 draft to select Aguayo 59th overall, making him a second-round pick. That has turned out to be an unmitigated disaster, as Aguayo converted only 71 percent of his kicks in his rookie year, none from more than 43 yards away. With his struggles continuing in preseason, he gave Tampa Bay little choice but to release him.
It's hard to tell what you're getting in a PK until he does kick under pressure in the pros. This kid was one of the best PKs in college football history and he's been a total flop in the pros.
We picked Robbie Gould up off a construction site after the Pats released him and he's the best PK in Chicago Bears history and on of the most accurate in NFL history. So who knows?
