{"id":171897,"date":"2025-09-27T01:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171897\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T01:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:41:07","slug":"where-is-rodrigo-blankenship-colts-georgia-fan-favorite-with-glasses-trying-new-method-to-return-to-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171897\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is Rodrigo Blankenship? Colts, Georgia fan favorite with glasses trying new method to return to NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where is Rodrigo Blankenship? Colts, Georgia fan favorite with glasses trying new method to return to NFL<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone who watched Rodrigo Blankenship kick pretty much instantly turned into a fan.<\/p>\n

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The glasses made the former Indianapolis Colts and Georgia Bulldogs kicker a fan favorite.<\/p>\n

These days, he’s trying to get another shot in the NFL.<\/p>\n

He’s doing it in part with a video series where he recreates some of the best-ever kicks.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at that:<\/p>\n

There are definitely some Blankenship fans out there who hope it works out for him.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Seahawks legend Shaun Alexander and his wife are expecting a 14th child<\/a><\/p>\n

Where is Rodrigo Blankenship?<\/p>\n

Rodrigo Blankenship is currently an NFL free agent.<\/p>\n

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The glasses-wearing kicker last kicked in two games for the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 after two-plus seasons with the Colts.<\/p>\n

Blankenship spent summer 2023 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he hasn’t been under NFL contract since August of that year.<\/p>\n

He never had a super long-distance leg, but maybe his video series will help get him another chance.<\/p>\n

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