{"id":2766,"date":"2026-01-21T10:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moccasin-wallaby-669396.hostingersite.com\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:56:55","slug":"fis-podcast-ep-15-nick-lowery-on-why-nfl-kickers-deserve-more-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/fis-podcast-ep-15-nick-lowery-on-why-nfl-kickers-deserve-more-love\/","title":{"rendered":"FIS Podcast Ep. 15: Nick Lowery on Why NFL Kickers Deserve More Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kickers Win Playoff Games \u2014 Nick Lowery on Super Bowl Pressure, Joe Montana &amp; Mental Toughness\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_VUgWYHi8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTvkodxkt4C\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Football Is Sexy (@footballissexy)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Built by a fan. Fueled by passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kickers Don\u2019t Get Enough Love: The Hidden Pressure of Being an NFL Kicker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kickers are basically invisible\u2026until they\u2019re the most important person in the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Lowery explains why kicking is one of the most mentally demanding jobs in football. You can play a great game and still get remembered for one moment because a kicker\u2019s \u201cone job\u201d often decides everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Nick doesn\u2019t sugarcoat it: fans remember the misses, even when the kicker has been money all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moments to watch:<\/strong> the way Nick describes walking back to the sideline after a miss is so real it\u2019ll change how you watch special teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Lowery\u2019s NFL Story: Rejection, Getting Cut, and Becoming a Chiefs Legend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before Hall of Fame status, Nick\u2019s path was brutal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He talks about being <strong>rejected over and over<\/strong>, getting cut early, battling that \u201cimpostor\u201d feeling, and choosing to stay in it long enough to learn how to win mentally&#8230;not just physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That journey is what makes him such a powerful guest for Football Is Sexy, because the lesson isn\u2019t just football:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s persistence. 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