After an entire offseason of wondering who was going to win the competition between kickers Caleb Shudak and Trey Wolff, the answer resoundingly ended up being neither of them.
Tennessee parted ways with both Shudak and Wolff on Tuesday afternoon, and have now chosen to go with veteran kicker Michael Badgley.
Badgley had a brief and unsuccessful stint with the Titans in 2021 before revitalizing his career with the Colts and Lions, making 85.7 and 83.3 percent of his kicks, respectively, the last two years.
As for Shudak and Wolff, the two of them appeared to have strong training camps, but Wolff ended up missing 1-of-2 field goals in the preseason, and Shudak barely made his lone attempt.
The Titans entered the offseason looking for a kicker with a bigger leg, and while both young kickers seemed to have that trait, clearly it wasn’t enough for Tennessee to move forward with either.
Badgley is now the only kicker on the Titans’ roster and it appears as if it’s his job to lose. However, the “Money Badger” is already having a rough go of it at his first practice.
#Titans K Michael Badgley facing no rush:
29 good
33 no good WR
40 good
43 no good WR
47 good
33 good
48 no good WR
38 good
33 good
33 good— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) August 22, 2023
This situation is still fluid, but Badgley did end his rough day on a high note by nailing a 49-yard field goal to end practice.
