35-year old Matt Bryant will battle 25-year old Steve Hauschka to see who will be the Falcons’ kicker in 2010.  Matt Bryant will likely have a slight edge heading into training camp as he kicked for the Falcons some last year.  Bryant played in 5 games for the Falcons last season and he was 7 of 10 (70%) on field goals and 10 of 10 on extra points to finish with 31 points.  He has now played in 99 games in his NFL career and he has made 145 of 178 field goals (81.5%) and 191 of 195 extra points as he has scored 636 career points.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE FALCONS KICKERS in 2010:  C

UPDATE:  (8/16/2010) – The Falcons have released Steve Hauschka after he was 1 of 2 on field goals in the pre-season opener.  Matt Bryant will be the starting kicker in 2010.