{"id":271109,"date":"2025-08-08T07:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/271109\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T07:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:42:19","slug":"former-arizona-kicker-tyler-loop-splits-field-goal-attempts-makes-tackle-in-ravens-preseason-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/271109\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arizona kicker Tyler Loop splits field goal attempts, makes tackle in Ravens preseason debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tyler Loop showed off his strength in his Baltimore Ravens debut, and not just of his kicking leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The former Arizona Wildcats kicker split a pair of field goal attempts in the Ravens\u2019 preseason opener, displaying the big leg that made him one of the top collegiate kickers. Loop also made a tackle on a kick return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Overall it was an uneven night for Loop, who was taken in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. The Ravens drafted Loop with the intention of him becoming the team\u2019s new field goal kicker after Baltimore parted ways with longtime kicker Justin Tucker this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Loop\u2019s first field goal opportunity came in the third quarter of the Ravens\u2019 preseason game vs. the Indianapolis Colts. Loop missed a 46-yard attempt wide left. He redeemed himself in the fourth quarter by nailing a 52-yarder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Loop\u2019s performance Thursday likely won\u2019t have any impact on his job stability, at least for now. The Ravens already cut ties with the only other kicker in training camp, making Loop the team\u2019s ostensible starter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While Loop\u2019s shaky outing left Ravens fans feeling uneasy, he did garner some support by making a tackle on a kick off return in the second quarter. Ravens kicking coach Randy Brown went over to Loop on the sideline afterwards to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sgellison\/status\/1953617847982153790\" rel=\"nofollow\">remand him<\/a> for not pushing the kick returner out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Loop\u2019s last two preseason opportunities will be on the road, as the Ravens play the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders the next two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tyler Loop showed off his strength in his Baltimore Ravens debut, and not just of his kicking leg.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[52664,52665,184,117,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-271109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-arizona-football","9":"tag-arizona-in-the-pros","10":"tag-baltimore","11":"tag-baltimore-ravens","12":"tag-baltimoreravens","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-ravens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114992024491822989","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}