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3 Matt Bryant, K
Height/Weight: 5-9/200
| Birthdate: 05/29/1975
| Birthplace: Orange, TX, USA
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| College: Baylor
| NFL Experience: 8
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| Owned/Started%: 1/0 | Average Draft Position: 161.10
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 Buccaneers release K Bryant
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Updated 9/5/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: The Buccaneers released K Matt Bryant on Saturday. | Analysis: Bryant spent all of the preseason out with a hamstring injury, but Fantasy owners were hoping he was just being rested. So much for that. Mike Nugent will be the starting kicker in Tampa now, but will be just a No.2 option. Release Bryant, who could well retire. |
 Bryant misses final preseason game
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Updated 9/5/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant did not play in Friday's final preseason game against the Texans. Bryant could be in danger of losing his job this season to Mike Nugent. | Analysis: It's hard to say at this point whether Bryant or Nugent will handle the kicking duties in Tampa Bay. Wait until cuts are made on Saturday before making a decision on either player. Whoever wins the job will be at best a No. 2 Fantasy kicker. |
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Bryant could lose job
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Updated 8/31/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Bucs coach Raheem Morris said he spoke with K Matt Bryant (hamstring) Monday to emphasize that he needs to give the team a reason to keep him, rather than Mike Nugent. Bryant hasn't played in the preseason, and Morris wasn't sure if he would be available Friday in the preseason finale vs. Houston. Bryant is considering not rushing back from the injury so that he can take his time to get healthy, then catch on with another team. "I may wait," Bryant said. "The bigger picture is my career and me and my family. When I go out there, the next time I go to kick, there's a lot of contemplation going on this week between me, my family, my agent and whoever else about that. We're just talking it out and seeing what's best for Matt Bryant. ... If I had another week, I think I could go out there with the mental standpoint of, you know what? It's fully healed. Here we go. Some people say that's easy to say because there's only one more week of the preseason. But that's just where it is." | Analysis: It looks like Bryant could be in danger of losing his job. Keep an eye on what happens with Bryant and Nugent, but the winner of the battle should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy kicker at best. Ignore both on Draft Day. |
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Bryant misses third preseason game
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Updated 8/28/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant did not play in Thursday's preseason game against the Dolphins, sitting out with a hamstring issue. He remains questionable for the team's upcoming preseason game against Houston on Sept. 4. | Analysis: Mike Nugent continues to fill in for Bryant while he nurses this hamstring issue. Assuming he is able to go at the beginning of the season, Bryant should be considered a solid No. 2 Fantasy K on Draft Day. Hopefully he will kick in the team's final preseason game. |
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Bryant sits out of second preseason game
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Updated 8/23/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant did not play in Saturday's preseason game against the Jaguars, sitting out with a hamstring issue. He remains questionable for the team's upcoming preseason game against Miami on Thursday. | Analysis: Mike Nugent continues to fill in for Bryant while he nurses this hamstring issue. Assuming he is able to go at the beginning of the season, Bryant should be considered a solid No. 2 Fantasy K on Draft Day. |
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Bryant sits out of preseason game
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Updated 8/15/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant did not play in Saturday's preseason game against the Titans, sitting out with a hamstring issue. He remains questionable for the team's upcoming preseason game at Jacksonville on Aug. 22. | Analysis: Mike Nugent has been taking kicks with the Bucs while Bryant sits out with the hammy injury. As long as he is good to go for the start of the season he will be considered a No. 2 Fantasy option on Draft Day. |
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Bryant still out
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Updated 8/6/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Bucs K Matt Bryant remains sidelined for the third consecutive day Thursday with a mild hamstring strain. K Mike Nugent has the competition all to himself. | Analysis: Keep an eye on what happens with Bryant and hope he is OK. He will compete with Nugent for the starting job, but the winner should only be considered a No. 2 Fantasy option. |
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Bryant not practicing
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Updated 8/4/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Neither Tampa Bay K Matt Bryant nor coach Raheem Morris seemed concerned about the undisclosed malady that kept Bryant on the sideline during special teams practice Tuesday. Said Morris: "Kickers have got to feel right. They're track athletes. He didn't feel great to go, so we decided not to." Bryant is not participating in special teams practice. His competition, K Mike Nugent, has handled all kicking duties while Bryant has watched from a golf cart. | Analysis: Keep an eye on what happen with Bryant and hope he is OK. He will compete with Nugent for the starting job, but the winner should only be considered a No. 2 Fantasy option. |
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Nugent ready to battle Bryant
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Updated 7/27/2009 |
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| News: The St. Petersburg Times reports the Bucs kicking competition should be fun to watch between incumbent Matt Bryant and newcomer Mike Nugent. Bryant has an average 83.1 percent success rate on field goals the past four seasons. Nugent, 27, signed during the offseason from the Jets, will be given every opportunity to win the job. His 81.5 career success rate on field goals is slightly lower than Bryant's 82.1, but Nugent's tendency for longer kickoffs at least evens the competition. | Analysis: Keep an eye on who wins the competition, but the winner is a No. 2 Fantasy kicker in all formats worth a late-round pick in deep leagues only. Don't count on Tampa Bay's kicker to win you a Fantasy title this year. |
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Bryant has to fight for job
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Updated 5/18/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: The St. Petersburg Times reports Matt Bryant might be out of a job soon. The signing of Mike Nugent in March was a surprise given Bryant's consistency with the Bucs since 2005. But Nugent is younger (27) than Bryant (33) and arguably has more range, though Bryant has been slightly more consistent. One of Bryant's issues the past couple of seasons is his tendency toward short kickoffs. That has cost the Bucs field position. Once training camp arrives, they will square off in competition. | Analysis: The paper speculates that Nugent will win the job, but it will be an open comeptition. Remember, Nugent was the Jets kicker until getting hurt last season and losing his job to Jay Feely. Whoever wins the job will be a No. 2 Fantasy option. |
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Nugent ready to battle Bryant
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Updated 5/15/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: The Tampa Tribune reports new Bucs kicker Mike Nugent has declared himself healthy and eager to challenge Matt Bryant for Tampa Bay's kicking job in training camp. Nugent, who left the Jets to join the Bucs, signed a one-year deal with the Buccaneers in March as a free agent. At 27, Nugent is six years younger than Bryant, whose career 82.1 percent success rate on field-goal attempts is slightly better than Nugent (81.5 percent). Nugent has recovered from a torn right quadriceps suffered in New York's 2008 opener. By the time Nugent recuperated late in the season, Jay Feely had established himself as the Jets' kicker. "I'm doing well and getting after it," said Nugent, who attended Tampa Bay's voluntary practice sessions this week while Bryant declined to participate. "It was tough for me last year. I'd never been hurt before seriously enough to miss a game since I was a little kid. Right after the game, I thought I'd be fine and maybe miss a week. Then we got the MRI back and it just didn't look very good at all." | Analysis: Bryant set a franchise record with 131 points last season, converting all 27 of his field-goal tries from inside the 40-yard line. But Bryant went 0-for-3 from 50 yards or longer in 2008 and is only 2-for-10 from long distance during his seven-year career, although he beat the Philadelphia Eagles in 2006 with a memorable 62-yard kick as time expired. Nugent is 3-for-9 from 50 yards or longer in his career and has made 53-of-59 attempts from inside the 40. We'll see who wins the job, but whoever it is should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy option. |
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PK Bryant has competition
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Updated 3/5/2009 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Kicker Mike Nugent signed a one-year contract with the Buccaneers on Wednesday. A second-round draft pick in 2005, Nugent spent the past four seasons with the Jets. He's converted 75 of 92 field-goal attempts (81 percent) during his career, but is coming off a year in which he missed the final 15 games after being injured in the season opener. Nugent strained his right thigh on a first-quarter kickoff at Miami and hasn't played since. Matt Bryant has been the Bucs' kicker for the past four seasons. While he was 32-for-38 on field goals in 2008, he was 5 of 11 on attempts of 40-plus yards. | Analysis: Nugent will challenge Bryant for the starting job in 2009. Regardless, the winner of that battle won't be worth much for Fantasy as there are much better kicking options out there for owners to consider -- even with Bryant's smashing 2008 campaign. |
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Bryant totals six points in loss
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Updated 12/28/2008 |
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| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant kicked a 29-yard field goal and three extra points in a Week 17 loss to Oakland. | Analysis: Bryant had a very consistent Fantasy season in 2008, finishing as a top-10 kicker in most formats. He only had a couple of poor weeks and will likely be a decent low-end No. 1 option again in 2009. |
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Bryant has one field goal
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Updated 12/21/2008 |
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| News: Tampa Bay kicker Matt Bryant had one field goal and three extra points Sunday against San Diego. Bryant's field goal was 49 yards and he did not miss a kick. | Analysis: Bryant is a low-end No. 1 Fantasy kicker and is worth using in Week 17 against Oakland. |
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M. Bryant doesn't get many chances
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Updated 12/14/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant made a 38-yard field goal but missed a 53-yarder Week 15 at Atlanta. He had only one extra point. | Analysis: Bryant had only four points this week and only five points last week, ending a seven-game streak of eight points or more. The inconsistency of the Buccaneers offense makes him a risky Fantasy option despite his oftentimes high scoring totals. Treat him as a low-end No. 1 option Week 16 against the Chargers. |
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Bryant limited to only five points
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Updated 12/9/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant, who had scored at least eight points in seven straight games, had only five in Week 14 at Carolina. He hit a 20-yard field goal, but missed a 40-yarder. He also had two extra points, missing a third. | Analysis: Bryant clearly didn't have his best game, but his consistency speaks for itself. Even playing for a less-than-elite offense, Bryant deserves to start as a No. 1 Fantasy kicker in Week 15 at Atlanta. |
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Eleven points for Bryant
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Updated 11/30/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: In the Buccaneers' 23-20 win vs. the Saints in Week 13, PK Matt Bryant made three field goals, all from within 40 yards, and two extra points. | Analysis: Bryant continues to be a decent source of field goals. Consider him a low-end No. 1 kicking option when he plays at Carolina in Week 14. |
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Bryant totals eight points in win
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Updated 11/23/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant kicked a field goal of 48 yards and five extra points in a Week 12 win at Detroit. | Analysis: Bryant is quietly having himself a very nice Fantasy season with only two weeks of less than eight points so far. The Bucs could rack up the points again next week when they host New Orleans, so Bryant deserves to be starting in most formats for the upcoming period. |
 Bryant has big day in Week 11
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Updated 11/16/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant kicked four field goals (39, 26, 29, 26) and an extra point in a Week 11 win over the Vikings. | Analysis: Bryant is quietly having himself a very nice Fantasy season with only two weeks of less than eight points so far. The Bucs could rack up the points again next week with a trip to Detroit, so Bryant deserves to be starting in more than 27 percent of leagues for that matchup. |
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Bryant kicks field goal in overtime
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Updated 11/2/2008 |
| Matt Bryant, K TB | |
| News: Buccaneers K Matt Bryant kicked three field goals Week 9 at Kansas City, including a game-winner in overtime. His longest went for 43 yards. He also had one extra point. | Analysis: Bryant has multiple field goals in seven straight games and remains a No. 1 Fantasy kicker even though he doesn't play for an explosive offense. The Buccaneers have a bye in Week 10 before hosting the Vikings in Week 11. |
