Mexico City / 16.10.2024 14:01:35
<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2023/09/latinos-make-strides-in-representation-in-the-2023-nfl-season/" title="Latinos Make Strides in Representation in the 2023 NFL Season”>Rigoberto Sanchezkicker of Mexican origin from the Indianapolis Coltswas distinguished this Wednesday as the best special teams player in the American Conference (AFC)in week 6 of the 2024 season of the NFL.
A designation that was celebrated by his team on their social networks with a publication in which a photograph of the kicker appears accompanied by the harangue “Rigoooooooo.”
Sánchez, who wears the Mexican flag on the back of his helmet, proudly shows his origins: his mother is from the state of Guanajuato and his father Michoacan. They both emigrated to USA looking for better opportunities before Rigoberto was born.
Sánchez He obtained this distinction for his performance last Sunday, in the victory of Colts of 20-17 about Titansin which thanks to the depth of his three punts made in the last period of the game that kept the Tennessee offense at bay.
In the first of these, after the Indianapolis offense was stopped at the 30-yard line, Sánchez made a 51-yard kick. His next punt was better, he kicked for 54 yards, locking up the team’s offense. Titans at the seven-yard line, something he improved on his last punt of the game with a 57-yard kick that further cornered the rival inside his three-yard line.
How has Rigoberto influenced the Colts’ victories?
Thanks to the depth of these kicks, the attack of Tennessee failed to get within field goal range to tie the duel, the Colts maintained the three-point lead and came away with the victory at Nissan Stadium.
In his total numbers for the game, the 30-year-old kicker averaged 54.2 yards on his five punts. So far this season, Sánchez has an impressive 70.8 percent of his punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, the best in the season. NFL.
Rigoberto Sanchez was hired by the Colts in 2017 as an undrafted free agent. Last March he obtained a three-year contract extension in exchange for 7.5 million dollars.
