In the spring, Rehkow, an undrafted free-agent signee from Idaho, did some place-kicking. He was thought to be competing with Stephen Hauschka, a major free-agent signing from the Seattle Seahawks, to fill that role.

"His main purpose here is competition as the punter," Crossman said of Rehkow. "The ability he has to do all three (punting, place-kicking and kickoffs) in training camp with as much work as we're trying to get done -- especially situationally when that stuff ties together -- his ability to do everything really plays to our benefit, which is why he's going to get work at all three both in practice and in (preseason) games."