Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni prefers a different approach to helping his beleaguered kicker rather than bringing in any competition.
There won’t be a kicker under the Eagles Christmas tree this week. They are sticking with same model they’ve had for the past nine years. Jake Elliott isn’t going anywhere. “A lot of confidence in Jake,” said head coach Nick Sirianni on Monday.
“I love the roster the way it is and like I said, I have a ton of confidence in him with Jake and that he'll rebound from whatever setbacks that he has.”Does Michael Badgley, Matt Prater, Zane Gonzalex, Cade York, or Austin Siebert send chills down anyone’s spine? After a hot start, there have been plenty of setbacks for Elliott, who will turn 31 on Jan. 21. He was perfect on all his kicks, field goals, and PATs through six weeks. It was a streak that included making all four of his kicks above 50 yards in the first two games of the year.Jake Elliott's Fast Start Has Melted Away Nov 16, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles place kicker Jake Elliott gets set to kick a field goal against the Detroit Lions during the first half at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Since those first six games, Elliott has gone ice-cold. It started indoors when he missed a 42-yard try at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. He’s been wide left or wide right in four of the last five games, including going 0-for-2 in Saturday’s win over the Commanders. Elliott can quite figure out what his issues have been, and that’s probably a concern. He said in the aftermath of the 29-18 win over Washington that wrapped up a second straight NFC East title, that it wasn’t anything mental that he’s going through. “No,” he said. “Honestly, not at all. So that’s kind of what’s frustrating about it, I don’t feel like that at all. I kind of wish it was, it’d be easier to fix. It’s something I’ll have to go take a deep dive on and watch the film. No one is harder on themselves than I am. So like I said, it’s frustrating, and I gotta be better.” He said that it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Eagles brought in some competition because, he said, “it’s a production-based business.”“I think it's always important that everybody needs to know they're loved and appreciated,” said the coach. “My love and appreciation for Jake isn't just when you guys ask me questions about it, but also in times like this, you want to make sure you reconfirm those things. And I think we've seen Jake have – he's had such a great career with so many highs, but like any player, he's had some moments of struggle as well, and all I've ever seen him do was get up out of that and rise from that.” Sirianni acknowledged Elliott’s struggles last year, but correctly pointed out the postseason Elliott had, when he made 10-of-11 field goals in four games. He did, however, miss three of his 16 PAT tries in the playoffs.“I know he went through some struggles last year and ended up having however many field goals and extra points in the Super Bowl and in the NFC championship game,” said Sirianni. “So, I have no doubt in my mind of the competitor he is and the way and how mentally tough he is to be able to rise from this situation as well.”Ed Kracz has been covering the Eagles full-time for over a decade and has written about Philadelphia sports since 1996. He wrote about the Phillies in the 2008 and 2009 World Series, the Flyers in their 2010 Stanely Cup playoff run to the finals, and was in Minnesota when the Eagles secured their first-ever Super Bowl win in 2017. Ed has received multiple writing awards as a sports journalist, including several top-five finishes in the Associated Press Sports Editors awards.Browns RB Quinshon Judkins Carted Off After Suffering Broken Leg vs. BillsBest NFL Picks and Predictions for Patriots vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football in Week 16
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