Colts place K Vinatieri on injured reserve

Indianapolis Colts veteran kicker Adam Vinatieri was placed on season-ending injured reserve, the team announced Monday. Vinatieri has been suffering from an ailing left knee all season and reportedly will have surgery.

The move ends Vinatieri's 24th season in the NFL, although possibly not his career. Vinatieri, who turns 47 on Dec. 28, said Monday that he hopes to have "another chapter left" in his career, per Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis.

Vinatieri will be a free agent after this season, which has been a struggle for him, with eight missed field goals and six missed PAT attempts. If Vinatieri doesn't return, he will retire with four Super Bowl championships, as the league's all-time leading scorer with 2,673 points and a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame undoubtedly waiting for him.

Vinatieri has made 599 of 715 field-goal attempts (83.8 percent) and 874 of 898 point-after attempts (97.3 percent) throughout his career, which began with the New England Patriots (1996-2005). A three-time All-Pro, Vinatieri also is the NFL's all-time leader in field goals made and is second only to fellow kicker Morten Andersen in games played with 365.

On Sunday, Vinatieri missed his first game of the season. Last week, the Colts claimed kicker Chase McLaughlin off waivers. Also on Monday, the Colts placed wide receiver Parris Campbell on injured reserve.

Campbell had 18 receptions for 127 yards and one touchdown in seven games this season. He also rushed four times for 34 yards. 

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