NFL Kickers One Of A Kind
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By DERON SNYDER
Graham Gano wasn’t the longest-tenured member of the Washington Redskins. He wasn’t among the team’s most popular and recognizable players. He doesn’t have 33 touchdowns, 4,703 receiving yards and a franchise-record (for tight ends) 428 receptions.
That describes Chris Cooley, whose primary connection to Gano was severed Tuesday when they were cut and became former Redskins.
But like the kickers who preceded him, and those yet to come, Gano’s tale can’t be compared to players at other positions. The job is too peculiar, too isolated and too psychological, putting Gano’s fraternity in a cruel, self-devouring clique.
One day you’re celebrating because the competition was released, suggesting that you won the training-camp battle. The next day, you’re looking for work because the Redskins signed another team’s discard and gave him your job.
