Elam is still getting a kick in NFL

Honolulu Star - Bulletin | August 2, 1999| | Copyright

Jason Elam can tell you about wind directions and other environmental factors that affect kickers in stadiums throughout the National Football League.

San Diego is his favorite place because of "how the ball travels," while the hardest places to kick are Chicago and Foxboro. "It's cold and the fields are always terrible," he said.

But he admitted before taking off for the Land Down Under yesterday that he hasn't a clue about what it's going to be like kicking in Stadium Australia, site of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Nor does he care.

"I'm going in there blind," he said with a laugh during a ...

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