Rodrigo Blankenship Tweets Warning to NFL Teams for Passing on Him in Draft

Most NFL Draft experts would have told you that Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship had the best chance at being the first placekicker off the board in 2020. The New England Patriots did use a fifth-round selection on a kicker, but it was a largely unknown player in Marshall's Justin Rohrwasser.

Blankenship warned the league of the consequences of not selecting him, as teams could be passing on a long-term starter.

Blankenship, who became famous for his goggles on the field, nailed 27 of his 33 field goals in his final season in Athens.

The Bills decided that his penchant for clutch kicks also wasn't enough to use a draft pick on, as they decided to use the 188th overall pick on Georgia Southern kicker Tyler Bass, a strong-legged kicker who shined at the Senior Bowl.

As good as Bass is, he isn't even the best kicker in his own state, and he got picked over Blankenship.

Some team is going to get a steal when they pick up potential starting kicker for the next half-decade at some point in this draft, and Blankenship knows it.