Romo made his only field-goal attempt while going 2-for-3 on PATs in Sunday's 23-13 win over the Titans. Romo made a 40-yard field goal in the second quarter, his only attempt of the day. He has now made all five of his field-goal tries over two weeks as the starting kicker in Minnesota with Will Reichard (quadricep) on injured reserve.
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Minnesota Vikings
Birthdate
8/24/1997 (27)
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5'11", 175 lbs
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Peachtree City, GA, USA
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K
College
Virginia Tech
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1 season
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Minnesota Vikings
2024-Present
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Detroit Lions
2023-2024
(1 season)
Chicago Bears
2023-2023
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2022-2023
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Romo made his only field-goal attempt while going 2-for-3 on PATs in Sunday's 23-13 win over the Titans. Romo made a 40-yard field goal in the second quarter, his only attempt of the day. He has now made all five of his field-goal tries over two weeks as the starting kicker in Minnesota with Will Reichard (quadricep) on injured reserve.
Romo made all four of his field-goal attempts during the Vikings' 12-7 win over the Jaguars on Sunday. Romo had a productive outing in his regular-season debut as he scored all 12 of Minnesota's points. His longest kick was a 45-yard field goal, and he will likely serve as the team's starting kicker for another three games as Will Reichard (quadricep) remains on injured reserve.
The Vikings signed Romo to the 53-man roster Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. A third-year pro out of Virginia Tech, Romo will get the chance to make his NFL regular-season debut beginning with this Sunday's game against the Jaguars as a replacement at kicker for Will Reichard (quadricep), who is headed for injured reserve. Romo had previously been with the Vikings during their offseason program, but he was cut in late July once Minnesota had firmly committed to Reichard as its kicker. Though he has yet to appear at the NFL level, Romo kicked professionally in the XFL for the San Antonio Brahmas back in 2023, when he converted 17 of 19 field-goal attempts, including a long of 57 yards.
The Vikings waived Romo on Monday. It was an uphill battle for Romo to make Minnesota's 53-man roster, as he was competing with Will Reichard, the NCAA's all-time leader in points, for the team's place kicker duties. Romo has yet to kick in an NFL game, and he'll now look elsewhere for the opportunity to do so.
Romo signed a contract with the Vikings on Wednesday. Romo excelled in the XFL in 2023, making 17 of 19 field-goal attempts, including nine of 10 from beyond 40 yards. He has yet to play in a regular-season NFL game, but Romo currently occupies the top spot on Minnesota's organizational depth chart, as 2023 Vikings kicker Greg Joseph is a free agent.