Kai Forbath
K FA
Tue 1/5/21 10:46 PM

Forbath (ankle) was waived off injured reserve by the Rams on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 33-year-old landed on injured reserve in mid-November but now parts ways with the team as the Rams prepare for the playoffs. Forbath appeared in two games and made two of three field-goal attempts and four of five extra-point attempts for Los Angeles.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Mon 11/16/20 9:26 PM

Coach Sean McVay said that Forbath (ankle) will go on injured reserve, Kevin Modesti of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Los Angeles has a kicker turnstile on its hands, with Forbath now out of commission after taking over for rookie Samuel Sloman. Forbath went 2-for-3 on field-goal tries and 4-for-5 on extra points during his two active games for the Rams, but with him now unavailable, Matt Gay and Austin MacGinnis are being considered as practice squad pickups. The Rams have an upcoming Monday night game against the Buccaneers for Week 11, a contest during which margins may be slim in taking on a 7-3 team.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Sun 11/15/20 7:56 PM

Coach Sean McVay said after Sunday's win over the Seahawks that he has no update on Forbath's (ankle) status, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Forbath sustained the injury earlier in the game, as reported by Emmanuel Morgan of the Los Angeles Times. This was Forbath's second game as Los Angeles' kicker since he took over for released rookie Sam Sloman. Forbath's practice participation will be worth monitoring this coming week as the team prepares to face Tampa Bay.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Mon 11/2/20 9:41 AM

Forbath connected on one of his two field-goal attempts and converted both extra-point kicks during Sunday's 28-17 loss to Miami.
EDGE Analysis
The missed kick came from 48 yards with 3:42 remaining and would have made it a one-possession game, so it was a costly miss for Forbath and the Rams. However, the veteran will likely handle kicking duties for Los Angeles in Week 10 against Seattle, which could prove to be a high-scoring affair and provide him with an opportunity to post a solid fantasy showing.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Tue 10/27/20 3:09 PM

Forbath is poised to serve as the Rams' kicker in Sunday's game against the Dolphins after Los Angeles released Sam Sloman on Tuesday, Eric D. Williams of SI.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Forbath joined the Rams a week ago, but he wasn't available to kick in Monday's 24-10 win over the Bears while waiting to clear COVID-19 protocols. Sloman remained in place as Los Angeles' kicker Week 7 and continued to struggle, as his blocked field goal from 48 yards out marked his sixth missed kick of the season. Given that Forbath is now with his fourth team in less than two years, he likely won't have much job security, but he'll at least have some stability in the short term while the Rams roster no other kickers.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Sat 10/24/20 5:46 PM

Forbath has not passed COVID-19 protocols and will not play in Monday's contest as a result, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Forbath will first arrive to the Rams' facilities Sunday due to testing so it was never really feasible for the veteran kicker to see action in Week 7. Samuel Sloman will get one more week as the starter, though given his struggles (three missed extra points along with two field-goal attempts in 2020), it certainly appears as if Forbath will have the upper hand on the starting job once he can officially practice.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Thu 10/22/20 5:20 PM

Head coach Sean McVay said that Forbath won't be able to report to the Rams' facility until Sunday at the earliest while he completes COVID-19 intake testing, J.B. Long of the Los Angeles Rams Radio Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Los Angeles signed Forbath off the Bears' practice squad earlier this week, presumably to provide competition for struggling rookie kicker Samuel Sloman, who has already missed five kicks (two field goals, three extra points) through the Rams' first six games. Forbath's delayed arrival might hurt his chances of overtaking Sloman in Week 7, but McVay noted that the former could "theoretically" still kick for the Rams in Monday's game against Chicago. More clarity on the Rams' kicking situation should arrive by the end of the weekend.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Tue 10/20/20 1:59 PM

The Rams signed Forbath off the Bears' practice squad Tuesday, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
The journeyman kicker now has found his way onto the active roster of seven different organizations. With a career success rate of 86.8 percent on his 151 field-goal attempts, the 33-year-old joins a special-teams unit that boasts struggling rookie Sam Sloman, who has made 15 of 18 PATs and seven of nine FGAs this season. It remains to be seen who will be L.A.'s starting placekicker Monday against Chicago.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Fri 10/9/20 7:38 PM

The Bears signed Forbath to the practice squad Friday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
EDGE Analysis
Forbath tried out with the Bears earlier in the week and proved enough to earn a role on the practice squad. Cairo Santos has been perfect over the last two weeks and isn't in danger of losing the starting job, but it's still unclear when Eddy Pineiro (groin) will return from IR, so Forbath will serve as depth moving forward.

Kai Forbath
K FA
Tue 10/6/20 6:36 PM

The Bears hosted Forbath for a tryout Tuesday, Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Bears have deployed Cairo Santos as their starting kicker with Eddy Pineiro (groin) on IR. Santos made his lone field-goal attempt in Week 4 but missed to tries over the previous two weeks. It's possible the Bears are looking to sign Forbath to the practice squad to serve as a backup when Pineiro returns. It's worth keeping an eye on, as Forbath made all 10 field-goal attempts in 2019, including eight from beyond 40 yards.