LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have waived kicker Joshua Karty, who held the starting job for 1 1/2 seasons before being replaced by Harrison Mevis earlier this month.

The Rams (9-2) made the move Friday before traveling to face Carolina on Sunday.

Los Angeles replaced Karty with Mevis three games ago, and Mevis has made 13 straight extra points and two field goals without a miss, stabilizing the Rams' chaotic kicking unit.

Los Angeles drafted Karty in the sixth round in 2024, and the Stanford product won the starting job as a rookie. He missed only three of his 34 field-goal attempts last season.

But everything went wrong for the Rams' kicking unit this season: Karty missed five of his 15 field-goal attempts and missed three extra-point attempts, sometimes because of pressure

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