Eagles expect Henery can handle the pressure

[knapplc]

Rookie kicker and punter stepping into key roles with Eagles

 

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - For all of the big names the Eagles have brought in, there's a good chance a critical moment in their season will come down to the play of a fourth-round rookie.

 

Alex Henery, taken in April's draft, is the only kicker in Eagles training camp and is poised to assume all the pressure that comes with booting key field goals for a team with Super Bowl ambitions.

 

Holding for Henery likely will be another rookie, punter Chas Henry, signed as an undrafted free agent after winning the Ray Guy Award as college football's top punter last year. (And if you don't think punters are important, ask the Giants how they felt about Matt Dodge after New York's rookie punted to DeSean Jackson last season.)

 

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Henery also has the task of taking over for the much-loved Akers, who kicked for 12 years in Philadelphia, played in more games than any other Eagle, and recently put up a billboard thanking Eagles fans for their support.

 

"I try not to think too much about that stuff," Henery said. "It's just: Here to do my job."

 

Pressure, he said, can be overcome by training to kick the same way every time, whether it's an extra point or a 55-yard field goal.

 

"Kicking's all mental, really," Henery said.

 

Thin, with bookish looks and wispy facial hair, he doesn't come with the air of a pro athlete. Henry, on the other hand, is tall and thick and looks as if he could play safety in a pinch.

[irafreak]

"Thin, with bookish looks and wispy facial hair, he doesn't come with the air of a pro athlete. Henry, on the other hand, is tall and thick and looks as if he could play safety in a pinch."

 

Uh what?

[In the Deed the Glory]

"Thin, with bookish looks and wispy facial hair, he doesn't come with the air of a pro athlete. Henry, on the other hand, is tall and thick and looks as if he could play safety in a pinch."

 

Uh what?

 

Punter is Chas Henry, Kicker Alex Henery.

 

What a difference an "e" makes.

[GoBigRedHead]

Yeah kind of weird. Henery, played for NU (bookish looks) and Henry...re-read the article.