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  • Maddux Trujillo: Waived/injured by Indy

    The Colts waived/injured Trujillo (undisclosed) on Tuesday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.

    Trujillo was able to play in the Colts' preseason finale against the Bengals on Saturday, when he made all three of his extra-point tries. The severity and nature of his injury isn't clear, but if he clears waivers, he'll revert to injured reserve and be forced to miss the entire 2025 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with the Colts.

  • Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Out at least four games

    The Dolphins placed Sanders (hip) on injured reserve Tuesday, ruling him out for at least the first four games of the regular season.

    Sanders will be eligible to return for action as early as Week 5 on the road against Carolina on Oct. 5, but he'll have to spend at least the first four games of the regular season on IR as he works to recover from a hip injury. For at least the month of September, an in advance of the regular-season opener against Indianapolis on Sunday, Sept. 7, Miami will need to add another kicker to the active roster.

  • Charlie Smyth: Cut by New Orleans

    The Saints waived Smyth on Tuesday.

    Smyth was unable to beat out Blake Grupe for the kicking gig in New Orleans. Smyth did have a good preseason, however, making all four of his field-goal tries and both extra-point attempts.

  • Andre Szmyt K | CLE

    Browns' Andre Szmyt: Wins kicker competition

    Szmyt is positioned as the Browns' starting placekicker after the team waived Dustin Hopkins on Tuesday, per Kelsey Russo of the team's official site.

    Cleveland will move forward with Szmyt rather than Hopkins, who converted just 67 percent of his field-goal attempts across 16 regular-season appearances with the team last season. Szmyt impressed for the St. Louis Battlehawks in the UFL in spring, when he converted 19 of 21 field-goal attempts (90.5 percent), and he'll now get an opportunity to prove he can maintain similar accuracy during the regular season of the NFL.

  • Dustin Hopkins: Cut by Cleveland

    The Browns released Hopkins on Tuesday, Kelsey Russo of the team's official site reports.

    Hopkins logged the worst season of his NFL career with Cleveland in 2024, converting just 18 of 27 field-goal attempts (67 percent) and 17 of 20 extra-point tries across 16 regular-season appearances. The team will instead opt to move forward with Andre Szmyt and potentially add further competition at the kicker spot. Hopkins will now search for an opportunity elsewhere in the league as he enters his age-35 season.

  • Lenny Krieg K | ATL

    Lenny Krieg: Cut by Atlanta

    The Falcons waived Krieg on Tuesday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

    Krieg was unable to push Younghoe Koo for the kicking job in Atlanta. Krieg made his lone extra-point try and just one of his two field-goal attempts during the preseason.

  • Patriots' Andres Borregales: Wins kicking competition

    The Patriots are releasing John Parker Romo, leaving Borregales as the lone kicker on their roster, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.

    Drafted in the sixth round this spring, Borregales made three of five field-goal attempts and all six of his PATs this preseason, with misses coming from 57 and 49 yards out. He was the starting kicker the past four seasons at the University of Miami, where he converted 74 of 86 field-goal attempts (86.0 percent) and 183 of 184 PATs. Borregales could be useful as a streamer this season, but he'll rightfully go undrafted in most fantasy leagues, as there are plenty of other kickers who have more experience and/or play for teams that are projected to be more productive than the Patriots.

  • John Parker Romo: Cut loose by Pats

    The Patriots are releasing Romo, leaving Andres Borregales as the lone kicker on their roster, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.

    The 28-year-old Romo has spent time with a number of NFL team but appeared in just four regular-season games, all for Minnesota last season. He made 11 of 12 field-goal attempts and seven of eight PATs for the Vikings, but reports from New England's beat writers hinted at Borregales being in the lead for the kicking job throughout the preseason, especially given that the organization used a sixth-round pick in 2025 to acquire him.

  • Panthers' Ryan Fitzgerald: Wins Carolina's kicking job

    Fitzgerald is in line to start the 2025 regular season as the Panthers' kicker, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

    Fitzgerald was in a battle with Matthew Wright for the placekicking job in Carolina, and after Wright was released Monday, it now belongs to Fitzgerald. Over his last two seasons at Florida State, Fitzgerald made 32 of 34 field-goal tries and all 72 extra-point attempts.

  • Ben Sauls K | PIT

    Ben Sauls: Cut by Pittsburgh

    The Steelers waived Sauls on Monday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

    With Chris Boswell sitting out while seeking a contract extension, Sauls handled the kicking duties in all three of the Steelers' preseason games, going 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts while making all six of his extra-point tries. Boswell will remain on the Steelers' roster as the team's starting kicker, but Saul should get an opportunity to compete on another team whose kicking situation is less solidified.

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