For the second time in two months, the Atlanta Falcons have waived their starting kicker. The latest move came on Tuesday when the team decided to move on from John Parker Romo and replace him with Zane Gonzalez , according to NFL Media .
Parker Romo had been the team's kicker since Week 2, but the Falcons lost confidence in him on Sunday after he missed a key kick against the Patriots . During Atlanta's 24-23 loss to New England, Parker Romo missed an extra point that would have tied the game at 24 with just 4:40 left to play in the fourth quarter.
Following the loss, Falcons coach Raheem Morris made it clear that he wasn't going to make any rash decisions about his kicker, but he was also noncommittal about Parker Romo's future in Atlanta.
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