Arizona Cardinals fans thank kicker Matt Prater for Marvin Harrison Jr. 2024 NFL Draft pick
Arizona Cardinals fans thanked kicker Matt Prater on social media Thursday night after their team took wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Why?
Prater made the selection possible when he missed a field goal at the end of the team's 21-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the final game of the regular season last season.
Had he made the kick, Arizona's would have had a lower draft pick, but by missing it, the Cardinals finished 4-13, allowing them to pick No. 4 overall ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers, who finished 5-12.
The Chargers took Notre Dame OT Joe Alt with the No. 5 pick in the draft Thursday night.
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Cardinals fans were ready to build a statue for Matt Prater after the team picked Marvin Harrison Jr.:
BREAKING:
I’m hearing that after his two missed kicks at the end of the Week 18 Seahawks game locked in the Marvin Harrison Jr. pick at 4…
Cardinals fans have unveiled a new statue of K Matt Prater outside of State Farm Stadium.
WOW! pic.twitter.com/DRVqCWXQXZ— Blake Allen Murphy (@blakemurphy7) April 26, 2024
BUILD THE MATT PRATER STATUE RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/flujtjDDH2
— Andy Kwong 🏈 (@akwong31) April 26, 2024
Build the Matt Prater statue now…..
— K1SinceDay1 (@KSzn2021) April 26, 2024
Who would have thought that the missed Matt Prater FG in Week 18 would lead to a Kyler-Marvin duo for the future.
— Raising Zona (@RaisingZona) April 26, 2024
Have I told you lately that I love you @MattPrater_5 pic.twitter.com/OYQR0uw1Bz
— GC.Football (@crAZCards_fan) April 26, 2024
Thank you Matt Prater! #AZCardinals
— Adam Schallenberger (@ASchallenberger) April 26, 2024
when Marv gets his football life documentary it needs to start with Matt Prater missing that field goal
— vic (@redseavic) April 24, 2024
I just wanna say, thank you to Matt Prater for missing that field goal, forever engraved in my heart for that
— 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭 🇲🇽 (@alex7xr) April 26, 2024
Thank you Matt Prater pic.twitter.com/lBJW1azJpK
— Cameron ✊☂️🏠☮️🗽⭕️ (@CameronM82) April 26, 2024
Thank You Matt Prater!!! https://t.co/NLbOLBaMHW
— Jim Diveley (@REDHEATCREW) April 26, 2024
Someone go find Matt Prater. BUILD THAT MAN A SHRINE!
— GC.Football (@crAZCards_fan) April 26, 2024
We all have Matt Prater to thank pic.twitter.com/J2PccOGcGM
— 𝐘𝐑𝐆𝟒𝐋 ✞︎ 🇯🇲 ❼ (@cardinalsburner) April 26, 2024
This day will be remembered forever in Arizona. Shoutout matt prater https://t.co/wy2Kj38vNx
— ㄅɬ∑Яﾚㄅ (@Sterls4TheGirls) April 26, 2024
Matt Prater is a beautiful genius
— Austin Abaroa (@austin_Abaroa) April 26, 2024
PUT MATT PRATER IN THE RING OF HONOR RN #BirdGang
— Willem Murrieta (@WillemMurrieta) April 26, 2024
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