Rams release Maher after 3 missed kicks in loss

Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2023, 01:12 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams released Brett Maher on Tuesday, two days after the veteran kicker missed three crucial kicks in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Rams are planning to sign former Indianapolis Colts kicker Lucas Havrisik off the Cleveland Browns‘ practice squad, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Maher missed field goal attempts of 53 and 51 yards and an extra point in Sunday’s 24-17 home loss to the Steelers. He has made 73.9% of his field goals this season.

Maher said after the game that he “could have made a very positive impact on that game” but that he didn’t do his part.

“Felt like I couldn’t find it today,” Maher said Sunday.

Rams coach Sean McVay said after the game that the team would “look at it and we’ll see,” and added Monday that he would talk with general manager Les Snead and that moving on from Maher is something the Rams “could possibly look into.”

“He’s got to be better,” McVay said Sunday. “That’s seven points that we missed out on that were key and critical for the momentum of the game and the type of game that it was”

The Rams signed Maher last offseason to replace Matt Gay, who signed a four-year, $22.5 million contract with the Colts during free agency.