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Kenneth Almendares, winner of the 2024 Lou Groza Award, was among the visitors.
Four kickers stopped by Gillette Stadium ahead of training camp.
The New England Patriots worked out free agents Kenneth Almendares, Alex Felkins, Alex Raynor and Tristian Vandenberg on Sunday, according to the NFL transaction wire.
Almendares, 25, converted on 28-of-31 field goals last fall with the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns before attending rookie minicamp with the San Francisco 49ers. Leading the FBS in field goals made, Almendares went 25-of-25 on attempts from inside 50 yards during his seventh season of eligibility. The first-team All-Sun Belt selection and consensus All-American won the Lou Groza Award in December. His 56-game career spanned 633 points and 176 kickoffs.
Felkins, 24, went undrafted in 2024 after finishing his collegiate run at Penn State. He saw 19-of-24 field goals and all 47 extra points go through the uprights during his lone season with Nittany Lions. A three-time All-Ivy League honoree, Felkins set out at Columbia and finished No. 2 in program history in field goals made, No. 1 in most points scored by a kicker and No. 1 in extra points. He also set the school record for most 50-yarders made.
Raynor, 24, tried out at Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie minicamp after going undrafted in April. He appeared in 36 games for Georgia Southern before transferring to Kentucky in 2023. Last year with the Wildcats, Raynor went 15-of-16 on field goals, including a long of 55 yards for the school record and a reset of his own school record for field goal percentage. First-team All-SEC and SEC Special Teams Player of the Year followed.
Vandenberg, 24, spent four seasons at Ohio, where 7,928 yards were totaled across 130 kickoffs, before transferring to Memphis. Appearing in 23 games between the 2023 and 2024 Tigers campaigns, the undrafted rookie made 9-of-13 field goals and all 25 extra points.
In Foxborough, special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer’s kicker depth chart currently includes futures signing John Parker Romo and No. 182 overall pick Andres Borregales.
The Patriots stand with a 91-man roster following the addition of defensive tackle David Olajiga via the NFL’s International Player Pathway.
The first practice of training camp is scheduled for Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. ET.
