Saints have until next week to decide on kicker Garrett Hartley's status

Halo · 10-06-2009, 02:44 PM

Saints kicker John Carney said the team has indicated to him that he'll still have a locker to come back to Monday when the team returns from its bye week. He doesn't know what the plan is for kicker Garrett Hartley, though, now that Hartley is back from his four-game suspension.

"All I can do is work hard and show up," Carney said. "Just take it one week at a time and be excited to have th eopportunity and see where it takes us."

The Saints have until next Monday to make a roster move involving Hartley. They have not indicated their plans yet, but Coach Sean Payton made it sound this week like the team will strongly consider keeping both kickers on the roster -- even if it means de-activating one of them on game days.

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exile · 10-06-2009, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Halo

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If I were a betting man, which I am, I would bet that the Saints only keep Carney around long enough to determine if Hartley is still in FG kicking shape.

10-06-2009, 02:44 PM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,907 Blog Entries: 45	Kicker John Carney expects to keep his job with New Orleans Saints ... for now Saints kicker John Carney said the team has indicated to him that he'll still have a locker to come back to Monday when the team returns from its bye week. He doesn't know what the plan is for kicker Garrett Hartley, though, now that Hartley is back from his four-game suspension. "All I can do is work hard and show up," Carney said. "Just take it one week at a time and be excited to have th eopportunity and see where it takes us." The Saints have until next Monday to make a roster move involving Hartley. They have not indicated their plans yet, but Coach Sean Payton made it sound this week like the team will strongly consider keeping both kickers on the roster -- even if it means de-activating one of them on game days. Link

10-06-2009, 03:07 PM	#2
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Re: Kicker John Carney expects to keep his job with New Orleans Saints ... for now Originally Posted by Halo Link If I were a betting man, which I am, I would bet that the Saints only keep Carney around long enough to determine if Hartley is still in FG kicking shape.
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