The Atlanta Falcons don't get a ton of national primetime games these days, and so one aspect of their team may surprise fans on Monday Night Football in Week 6.
Younghoe Koo, their kicker since 2019, is no longer their kicker.
Instead, Parker Romo is the Falcons' kicker.
Koo played Week 1, was inactive in Week 2 and was cut before Week 3.
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Why did the Falcons cut Younghoe Koo?
Koo was poor in 2024 and had a bad Week 1.
He had his worst NFL season last year, making only 73.5% of his field goal attempts. Koo had never been below 86% for a season before that.
Koo had been the Falcons' kicker since 2019. He actually made his first try at a game-tying kick in Week 1, but the Buccaneers had used a timeout just before the snap to ice him, and on his second try, he missed wide right.
He didn't get another kick for Atlanta.
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Is Parker Romo related to Tony Romo?
No, Parker Romo isn't related to former Cowboys QB Tony Romo.
He's the kicker formerly known as John Parker Romo who chose to shorten that to Parker last year.
Now, he's trying to show he belongs in the NFL with the Falcons in place of Koo.
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