{"id":423027,"date":"2025-10-05T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/423027\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T21:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:39:23","slug":"why-atlanta-falcons-replaced-younghoe-koo-with-john-parker-romo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/423027\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Atlanta Falcons replaced Younghoe Koo with John Parker Romo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/news\/why-atlanta-falcons-replaced-younghoe-koo-john-parker-romo\/959f55040601e9b5d85ff826?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why Atlanta Falcons replaced Younghoe Koo with John Parker Romo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Why Atlanta Falcons replaced Younghoe Koo with John Parker Romo<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Falcons have a new kicker in John Parker Romo, who took over for former Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Parker Romo had quite the debut with Atlanta last week, as the veteran kicker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/videos\/romo-s-54-yard-field-goal-marks-the-seventh-of-the-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nailed all five of his field goal attempts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">nailed all five of his field goal attempts<\/a> in the win over the Minnesota Vikings last week.<\/p>\n<p>But Parker Romo is struggling mightily in Week 3 after missing his first two field goals, one from 55 yards and another from 49 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Why Falcons replaced Younghoe Koo with John Parker Romo<\/p>\n<p>After being a reliable kicker for the Falcons since 2019, Koo struggled mightily in 2024 with a lackluster 73.5% field goal rate, and his issues continued in 2025 after Koo missed a field goal in Week 1, which led to his benching.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons signed Parker Romo to the practice squad and had him kick in Week 2, and then the team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6645303\/2025\/09\/19\/falcons-release-younghoe-koo-sign-john-parker-romo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:decided to cut ties with Koo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">decided to cut ties with Koo<\/a>\u00a0after the veteran&#8217;s impressive performance against the Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the Falcons will want to give Koo another shot after what we&#8217;re seeing from Parker Romo in Week 3.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NFL 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