Kicker trades are rare in the NFL, and rookie kicker trades are even rarer. If any of the New Orleans Saints’ specialists were to be moved it would be Wil Lutz, who has real value as a former Pro Bowler. He’s kicked as well as his undrafted rookie teammate Blake Grupe this summer. Take that with his larger body of work and it’s very probable that Lutz is keeping his job.
But there’s the issue — Grupe hasn’t separated from Lutz by such a wide degree that the Saints should make a change. With Lutz seemingly returned to form and Grupe being best described as good, but not great, it feels like only a matter of time until Grupe is out of town.
