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The Washington Redskins’ kicker carousel With the signing of Kai Forbath and the release of Billy Cundiff, the Washington Redskins have now gone through 19 kickers since the 1994 season - more than any other NFL team.
Redskins kicker Kai Forbath has connected on all 10 of his field goal attempts, seven of them from 43 yards or longer.
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Billy Cundiff missed three field goals before connecting on a 41-yard game-winner in Week 4 against Tampa Bay. The Redskins released Cundiff and signed Kai Forbath. (Cundiff with the Redskins: 7-12, 58.3 percent)
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Graham Gano joined the Redskins late in the 2009 season and remained on the roster until just before the 2012 season opener, when he was cut for Billy Cundiff. Gano hit a 59-yarder in 2011, but also had five of his 41 attempts blocked that season. (Gano with the Redskins: 59-80, 73.8 percent)
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Shaun Suisham kicked for Washington from 2006-2009. He connected on eight of nine attempts in five games in his first season with the team but missed 10 field goals in 2008 to finish last in the league in among kickers with more than 10 attempts. Suisham currently kicks for the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Suisham with the Redskins: 81-101)
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A former Maryland Terrapin and Virginia native, Nick Novak spent two stints with the Redskins in 2005 and 2006. Novak made only five of 10 attempts in 2006 and was cut after Week 13. Novak currently kicks for the San Diego Chargers. He made 79 percent of his kicks last season. (Novak with the Redskins: 10-17, 58.8 percent)
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Jeff Chandler was drafted in the fourth round by San Francisco in 2002 and signed with the Redskins two years later. Chandler played in only 13 games during his four-year NFL career. (Chandler with the Redskins: 5-6, 83.3 percent)
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Ola Kimrin, a former soccer player in Sweden, joined the Redskins after two years kicking for NFL Europe's Frankfurt Galaxy. Kimrin made only 12-of-24 field goals for the Galaxy and was not much better in five games with the Redskins in the second half of 2004. (Kimrin with the Redskins: 6-10, 60 percent)
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The Redskins signed John Hall in 2003, after he spent six seasons with the New York Jets. Hall missed a crucial 36-yard attempt late in Washington's 2006 NFC divisional playoff loss to Seattle. (Hall with the Redskins: 54-70, 77.1 percent)
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The Redskins signed Jose Cortez late in the 2002 season after he was released by the 49ers. Cortez made 5 of 8 attempts for the same field goal percentage as his predecessor, James Tuthill. (Cortez with the Redskins: 5-8, 62.5 percent)
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James Tuthill joined the Redskins in Week 2 of the 2002 season after he was released by both the Chargers and Jaguars. In Week 14, the Redskins replaced him with Jose Cortez. (Tuthill with the Redskins: 10-16, 62.5)
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Brett Conway kicked for the Redskins in 1999 and returned for a second stint from 2000-2002. (Conway with the Redskins: 52-69, 75.4 percent)
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Scott Bentley was the third of four kickers to attempt a field goal for the Redskins during the 2000 season. He came to Washington after stops in Atlanta, Denver and Kansas City, made his lone attempt - a 50-yarder in a Week 17 win against Arizona. He never kicked again in the NFL. (Bentley with the Redskins: 1-1, 100)
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Touted for his kickoff depth, Kris Heppner spent four weeks as the Redskins' kicker before he was replaced by Eddie Murray during the team's Week 11 bye. (Heppner with the Redskins: 4-6, 66.7 percent)
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Michael Husted, shown celebrating his 20-yard game-winning field goal in Week 5 of the 2000 season, made two game-winning kicks during a four-game stint in Washington. He was replaced by Kris Heppner in Week 7. (Husted with the Redskins: 4-8, 50 percent)
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