Following a disastrous start to his NFL career, the guy the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used a second-round pick on, Roberto Aguayo, is facing another uphill battle.
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The team signed veteran kicker Nick Folk on Friday, who will be his direct competition:
News. A year after selecting K Roberto Aguayo in 2nd round, the Bucs are signing K Nick Folk. Let the competition begin. @gmfb @NFLonFOX
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) March 18, 2017
Fans taunted Aguayo last preseason with the "Warchant" cry famous of his alma mater, FSU after a disastrous showing (per JoeBucsFan). It only got worse from there, as during the last practice open to fans, the Bucs refused to trot out Aguayo for a field goal or extra-point attempt, per ESPN.
Roberto Aguayo just had one of the worst practice shanks I've ever seen followed by another miss. It's officially a thing. #Bucs #Browns
— Pat Donovan🎙╠(@PatDonovanRadio) August 23, 2016
Another miss for Aguayo. This one he kicked into the line. Overall, Aguayo was 3-for-6 on kicks in 11-on-11 work today. #Bucs
— Roy Cummings (@RCummingsFHCN) August 23, 2016
A second-round pick out of Florida State after nailing 88.5 percent of his attempts and all of his extra-point attempts during his college career, Aguayo had enlisted a "mental coach," after missing three kicks in two preseason games.
Aguayo went on to connect on 22-of-31 attempts (71.0 percent), while Folk connected on 27of-31 attempts (87.1 percent).
We'll see if the Florida State alum can turn things around.
