#3 - Stephen Gostkowski, K Tough act to follow. Gostkowski, Adam Vinatieri's replacement, was a fourth round pick by the Patriots in 2006. The kicker out of Memphis has had an exceptional career with the Patriots. In his eight years with the team, he has led the league in field goals made (and attempted) twice. Unlike punter Zoltan Mesko did last season, Gostkowski has not had any competition since making the team in 2006. Gostkowski was called on to punt in last year's playoff game against the Colts after an injury to Ryan Allen. He averaged 41.8 yards per punt, performing very admirably. He also had a big onside kick that was recovered last season against the Cleveland Browns, giving Tom Brady the ball back and a chance to win the game, which he of course did. The bad? He has a cap hit of $3.8 million. He is one of the top paid players on the team. Your kicker should not be that high on the list. However, he continues to be a great kicker for the team and, unless the Patriots decide they want a cheaper kicker, (entirely possible) will continue to kick for the New England Patriots. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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