BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Tuesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs officially made Harrison Butker, the highest paid placekicker in the league, signing him to a four-year $25.6 million dollar contract.
This new deal makes the 29-year-old Butker the highest paid kicker on an annual basis, surpassing Justin Tucker and Jake Elliot.
Butker has spent his entire career as a Chief and has been on the mark since day one, knocking through 89% of his field goals and 95% of his PATs, converting 33-35 FG attempts and all 38 of his PATs in 2023.
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Monday also saw the announcement that The Kansas Jayhawks are ranked No. 24 in the preseason Coaches Poll, this marks KU football’s first appearance in the preseason Coaches Poll since 2008
Under Leipold, the Jayhawks are no strangers to the Poll, which slotted Kansas as No. 23 to finish the 2023 season. Kansas made four separate appearances in the poll during the 2023 season
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And finally Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is one of 50 players named to the watch list for the 2024 Walter Camp Football Foundation’s Player of the Year Award, which is given annually to the college football player of the year.
This is the second preseason watch list for Daniels, who was previously honored by the Maxwell Award, and it is his second consecutive year being named to the Walter Camp Award watch list.
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.