Easton Butler of the Packer Report reported that both the Packers and the Cleveland Browns spoke with Vakos after his pro day.
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Vakos was on the Lou Groza Award preseason watch list in 2025. He ended up going 7-for-11 on his field goal attempts, but was a perfect 19-for-19 on extra points.
The Packers’ problems with special teams are well documented. They just lost their special teams coordinator, Rich Bisaccia, and have had trouble finding a permanent kicker since the end of Mason Crosby’s tenure.
Vakos, who began his career at Ohio, shot 56 of 76 in his four-year career. He made all but one of his 134 extra-point attempts, with that lone miss coming when he was a freshman. For reference, he attempted 50 extra points that year, but only attempted 50 in his last two years combined with the Badgers.
The Browns went 5-12 a year ago with rookie Andre Szmyt, 27, as their primary kicker. The Syracuse graduate, who was a redshirt freshman in 2018, was 24 of 27 and 25 of 26 on extra points. By comparison, the Packers’ Brandon McManus was just 24 of 30, while Lucas Havrisik was a perfect 4 of 4. McManus was 32 of 33 on his extra point attempts, while Havrisik was 7 of 9.Advertisement
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