Harrison Mevis is on the move again, and this time the “Thiccer Kicker” is headed to Baltimore.
The former Los Angeles Rams kicker has signed with the Ravens’ practice squad, according to ESPN and the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. Baltimore is still searching for a steady answer at kicker after Tyler Loop suffered a groin injury earlier this month and was placed on injured reserve.
Mevis won’t handle kicking duties this week, but the Ravens’ unsettled situation gives him a chance to factor in later this season.
Baltimore has already cycled through options. Jake Moody handled the kicking job in Week 9, and the Ravens tried to keep him around on the roster.
Instead, he went to Atlanta after the Falcons signed him off Baltimore’s practice squad earlier this week. The Ravens then added Riley Patterson on Wednesday, and he will be the kicker Monday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Patterson went 7-of-9 on field goal attempts with the Miami Dolphins earlier this season. He’s also spent time with the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons and, most recently, the Dolphins.
Mevis arrives after a mixed stretch with the Rams. He made 5-of-9 field goals this season, with two of those misses coming in his final game with Los Angeles, a three-point overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Last season, he was much sharper, connecting on 12-of-13 field goals and making all 39 of his extra-point tries. That total tied him for 11th-most extra points made last season, even though he appeared in only nine games.
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