Graham Gano News

OWINGS MILLS The Baltimore Ravens had finally seen enough, so they jettisoned struggling kicker Steve Hauschka on Tuesday following another episode of errant kicking.

The Ravens officially waived kicker Steve Hauschka after he missed his fourth field goal of the season in a 16-0 win over the Cleveland Browns Monday night.

The Ravens worked out PKs Mike Nugent and Billy Cundiff in the week leading up to their Nov.

The pressure was on Ravens kicker Steve Hauschka as he went on the field to attempt a 43-yard field goal late in the first quarter of Sunday's game against Denver.

Graham Gano has found a new football home. A bright one. The former Tate High and Florida State standout has signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the new United Football League.

Graham Gano might be the most accomplished 22-year-old placekicker on earth. As a senior at Tate High in 2005, Gano was named the top prep kicker in the country by USA Today.

Although the Baltimore Ravens' offensive emphasis was clearly on a resurgent passing game Sunday, running backs Ray Rice and Willis McGahee provided a dominating one-two ground punch in a 38-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Early Monday evening, shortly before kickoff, a Tallahassee policeman approached the student under the mascot costume of Sebastian the Ibis and gave the traditional warning: Don't go on the field when Florida State mascot Chief Osceola rides his horse on the field and throws the flaming spear in the ground.

Steve Hauschka won the Baltimore Ravens' kicking job over Graham Gano because of his range, accuracy and fundamentals as he takes over for veteran kicker Matt Stover.

Rosburg to Gano: "Stay ready" Steve Hauschka was the winner of the Ravens' kicking competition, but special teams coordinator and assistant head coach Jerry Rosburg told rookie Graham Gano to be prepared.

Foxworth, a graduate of Catonsville's Western Tech and the University of Maryland, will play his first game for the hometown team.

Yamon Figurs was among 10 veteran players released Saturday by the Baltimore Ravens.

Return specialist Yamon Figurs and cornerback Evan Oglesby were among the veteran players released by the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, as the team reduced its roster to 53 players in accordance with NFL rules.

Originally published at WNST.net The Charm City is abuzz over the Ravens' preseason finale with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.

Entering the the third week of the preseason, the Baltimore Ravens sit atop the AFC North at 2-0. However, they have yet to compete against the cream of the crop, as neither the Redskins nor the Jets made the playoffs last season.

It was a pivotal miss for Steve Hauschka, a costly miscue that prevented him from locking up the Baltimore Ravens' kicking job after three preseason games.

The rookie linebacker-defensive end, a former Utah standout, is aware of the scrutiny he has encountered as a result of the Ravens' investing a second-round pick in him in April's draft.

Head Coach John Harbaugh "It's great to see everybody. Man, was that a preseason game? That was exciting.

Ravens special teams coach Jerry Rosburg said the team hasn't decided which kicker will start the second preseason game.

But the pressure will be heightened for him personally this season. Koch is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season and could become one of the highest-paid punters if he repeats last season's breakthrough performance.