The Jets are headed for one more kicker competitors. And that’s the place the similarities to final yr finish.
After beforehand retaining restricted free agent Eddy Pineiro, the Jets bolstered the depth chart on Saturday by signing veteran and former Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein.
That provides the Jets two kickers with a mixed 295 profession area targets made—Zuerlein with 265 of them—after having two kickers in final yr’s coaching camp with none on their resumes on the time. Finally, Matt Ammendola gained the job over Chris Naggar, however Ammendola was launched after making simply 13-of-19 area targets in 11 video games. Naggar later appeared in a single sport for the Browns.
Pineiro changed Ammendola and settled issues down by making all eight of his area aim makes an attempt and was 9-for-10 on PATs. The Jets tendered a one-year, $2.43 million contract to Pineiro and thus have the suitable of first refusal if one other crew tries to signal him. The tender carries no lifeless salary-cap area if he's launched.
The job is up for grabs now.
Zuerlein was launched by the Cowboys as a salary-cap casualty earlier this month. He was set to earn $2.25 million after lacking a career-high six PATs final season. Zuerlein made 82.9 p.c of his area targets in each of his seasons with Dallas after eight seasons with the Rams.
Zuerlein was a First-Staff All-Professional and Professional Bowl choice in 2017 and despatched the Rams to Tremendous Bowl LIII by drilling a walk-off 57-yard area aim in time beyond regulation to cap a 4-for-4 efficiency within the NFC Championship. Nicknamed “Greg the Leg,” Zuerlein additionally made a 53-yarder within the Tremendous Bowl (earlier than a late-game miss) and has a career-long of 61 yards in 2015.
The Jets have been trying to find a kicker ever since Professional Bowler Jason Myers signed with the Seahawks in 2019.
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