Billy Cundiff
From Norwegian soccer to American football, Ravens rookie Kaare Vedvik looks for a leg up
The club has been around seven years, ever since Ravens kicker Justin Tucker showed up in 2012 as an undrafted free agent with an offbeat personality and a booming right leg and took the job from Billy Cundiff.
“The Wolfpack,” the name Tucker bestowed on a triumvirate that also included two veterans, punter Sam Koch and long snapper Morgan Cox, was born. Its membership has since remain unchanged.
But Kaare Vedvik, with a
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