{"id":370313,"date":"2025-09-15T15:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/370313\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:45:11","slug":"falcons-parker-romo-didnt-know-who-leonard-floyd-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/370313\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons&#8217; Parker Romo didn&#8217;t know who Leonard Floyd was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Falcons\u2019 Week 2 hero is so new to the team that he apparently still doesn\u2019t know who some of his teammates are.<\/p>\n<p>Kicker Parker Romo went 5-for-5 on field goals in Atlanta\u2019s 22-6 road win over the Vikings Sunday night, including a 54-yarder, after being elevated from the practice squad on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>During a postgame interview with NBC\u2019s Melissa Stark, Romo \u2014 no relation to Tony Romo \u2014 was standing between running back Bijan Robinson and pass rusher Leonard Floyd when Stark mentioned Romo was still learning his new teammates\u2019 names.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons kicker Parker Romo (39) kicks a field goal against the Vikings on Sept. 14, 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>Falcons kicker Parker Romo (39) celebrates a field goal against the Vikings on Sept. 14, 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know their names, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Bijan,\u201d Romo replied, pointing at the running back who had 22 carries for 143 yards in the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Leonard Floyd over here,\u201d Stark said to Romo, who then shook hands with Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons kicker Parker Romo (39) shakes hands with teammate Leonard Floyd during a TV interview on Sept. 14, 2025. NBC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, 10 years in the league, come on! Former No. 9 pick in the draft. Dude, what\u2019s your name, man? 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Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GABMLER or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org<\/a>. NY: Call the 24\/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). New York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase. The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Romo, 28, had stints with the Saints, Lions and Bears since going undrafted in 2022, but didn\u2019t make his NFL debut until last November with the same Vikings team he helped defeat on Sunday. He went 11-for-12 on field goals with Minnesota last season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He was cut three weeks ago by the Patriots and signed with the Falcons\u2019 practice squad last Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Romo found out he\u2019d be the team\u2019s kicker Saturday morning as the Falcons decided to sit Younghoe Koo.<\/p>\n<p>He likely earned the chance to kick for the Falcons again next Sunday against the Panthers \u2014 giving him more time to introduce himself to all of his teammates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Falcons\u2019 Week 2 hero is so new to the team that he apparently still doesn\u2019t know who&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,4127,224,7,7862,1372,6,9,203],"class_list":{"0":"post-370313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-falcons","10":"tag-atlantafalcons","11":"tag-bijan-robinson","12":"tag-falcons","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-leonard-floyd","15":"tag-nbc-sports","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-sports-media"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115209091405730965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370313","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=370313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}