Broncos try out a kicker in Prater’s absence

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The Denver Broncos are trying out a kicker in Matt Prater‘s absence. Prater, the Broncos’ franchise-tagged player, is holding out as he and the Broncos hammer out what he hopes is a five-term deal.

In the meantime, the Broncos have given someone Prater’s position, and they’ve given him Prater’s predecessor’s (Jason Elam‘s) number.

Adi Kunalic is an undrafted second-year player who was on the Carolina Panthers‘ roster for a few games at the end of last year. A “kickoff specialist” at Nebraska who didn’t even handle field goal duties, there’s little chance Kunalic replaces Prater, but he has a leg the Broncos can use in practice.

The guy in No 1 is kicker Adi Kunalic, here for a tryout #broncos

— Lindsay Jones (@PostBroncos) June 12, 2012