Here’s the latest installment of Thursday Morning Kicker on the New York Times’s NFL blog, The Fifth Down:

An enduring truism about the N.F.L. is that the guys who kick the ball are as disposable as a Pampers and as recyclable as today’s newspaper (the printed one). This season we have the perfect example. Just follow the bouncing punter:

Aug. 30: The Redskins cut veteran Derrick Frost and keep rookie draft pick Durant Brooks.

Sept. 1: The Packers sign Frost and cut Jon Ryan.

Sept. 9: The Seahawks sign Ryan and cut Ryan Plackemeier.

Oct. 14: The Redskins sign Plackemeier and (a few days later) cut Brooks.

And so the circle of the N.F.L. punting life is complete.

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Tags: New York Times, Thursday Morning Kicker

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