Rams Release Kicker Harrison Mevis After Misses in 37-34 Overtime Loss to Bills The Los Angeles Rams released kicker Harrison Mevis after he missed two field goals in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills. The team signed Blake Grupe off the New York Jets practice squad as his replacement. The Los Angeles Rams released kicker Harrison Mevis on Tuesday, one day after he missed a 50-yard field goal attempt and had a potential game-winning 48-yard kick blocked in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Rams Sign Blake Grupe to Replace MevisThe Rams acted quickly to replace Mevis, signing kicker Blake Grupe off the New York Jets practice squad. NFL Network first reported both moves. Mevis has struggled through five games this season, making just five of nine field goal attempts for a conversion rate of 55.6 percent, which ranks last in the NFL. He also missed a 50-yard attempt in the first quarter of Monday's game.Rams head coach Sean McVay was blunt about the kicking issues after the loss. In the kicking game, especially with our PAT, field goal, not even close to good enough, McVay told reporters. It cost us the game tonight. Mevis, a 24-year-old nicknamed the Thicker Kicker because he weighs 245 pounds, was signed to the Rams active roster last November.In nine games last season, he made 12 of 13 field goal attempts and all 39 extra-point attempts. He was also perfect in the Rams three playoff games last year, making all six field goal attempts and all nine extra-point attempts. This season has been a much different story. I felt like I hit it good, Mevis said after the game.That is all I can tell you. I mean, I hit it good, gave it a chance. I will have to look. The Rams special teams struggles have been a common theme since McVay took over in 2017.Rams Special Teams Struggles Since 2017Including the playoffs, the Rams have had 81 kicks either missed or blocked since 2017, the third most in the NFL. Since the start of last season, opponents have blocked three of the Rams kicks, tied for the most in the NFL, according to ESPN. Grupe is a 27-year-old kicker who spent 11 games with the New Orleans Saints and five games with the New York Jets in 2025.He went 18 for 26 on field goals, a 69.2 percent rate, with New Orleans before going a perfect 11 for 11 with the Colts last season. Grupe also nailed a 60-yard kick for the Colts at one point. The Rams hope he can stabilize a kicking game that has cost them multiple wins. Mevis is the first domino to fall after the Rams persistent special teams struggles cost them another victory.Los Angeles wasted no time finding a replacement. The 37-34 overtime loss to Buffalo dropped the Rams to a frustrating start, with the kicking game serving as a primary culprit. McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford had previously led the Rams to a gritty win over the Philadelphia Eagles before the Buffalo loss. OutKick's Armando Salguero contributed to this report.