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How Jake Elliott tweaked offseason plan to yield even better results originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The 2020 season was not Jake Elliott’s best.
In his fourth NFL season, the Eagles’ kicker posted a career-low 73.7% field goal percentage and a career-low 92.3% extra point percentage.
But since then?
Over the last three years, he’s been one of the best kickers in the NFL.
And the Eagles paid him like it last week, agreeing to terms with the Pro Bowler on a four-year, $24 million contract extension through the 2028 season. That APY of $6 million ties him with Justin Tucker atop the list of highest-paid NFL kickers.
What has led to all this recent success?
“I’ve just kind of kept my process,” Elliott said last week after the extension. “I really focus in on my fundamentals in the offseason. I think ever since Tyler Brown’s come in here with Coach (Michael) Clay, he’s kind of honed in on some of that stuff with me and helped me develop a plan in the offseason.
“I give myself a little break and let my body recover and then kind of work myself back up. Just striving to be more consistent every day. I feel good about my leg power, my strength, I feel good about all that. So how much more consistent can we get? And that’s my focus the last few years.”
It’s probably not a complete coincidence that Elliott’s improvement came after new coaches were in place. While Elliott deserves most of the credit for his improvement after the 2020 season, it’s worth noting that special teams coordinator Michael Clay and special teams assistant Tyler Brown (who is really the kicking specialist) both arrived with Nick Sirianni the offseason before Elliott’s 2021 Pro Bowl season.
In his three years working with Brown, Elliott has been one of the best kickers in the NFL.
He has made 80 of 88 of his total field goals (90.9%) and has made 15 of 17 (88.2%) of his field goals from 50+ over the last three seasons.
How did Elliott land on his current…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-03-21 11:00:00
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