NFL Player News
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Jake Moody K | WAS
49ers' Jake Moody: Set to return Sunday
Moody (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
The 49ers have cycled through three kickers this season -- also, Matthew Wright (shoulder) and Anders Carlson -- due to injuries. Moody kicked off Week 10 prep with back-to-back limited sessions but practiced in full Friday, so he's been cleared to return for the first time since he sustained a right high-ankle sprain during a Week 5 loss to the Cardinals.
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Austin Seibert K | WAS
Commanders' Austin Seibert: Questionable for Week 10
Seibert (hip) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers.
Seibert was able to get in a limited practice Friday after going DNP on Thursday. The Commanders haven't made any moves at the position and don't currently roster a kicker on the practice squad.
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Zane Gonzalez K | ATL
Zane Gonzalez: Picked up by Washington
The Commanders signed Gonzalez to their practice squad Friday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
Gonzalez's most recent in-game action came in 2022 with the Panthers, when he appeared in 12 regular-season games, making 20 of his 22 field-goal attempts and converting 22 of his 23 extra-point tries. With Washington's top kicker, Austin Seibert (hip), dealing with an injury and logging a DNP to open the team's week of practice, Gonzalez has a chance to be elevated to the Commanders' active roster for Week 10's matchup against the Steelers.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Questionable versus Carolina
Gano (hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Gano hasn't kicked since Week 2 but is eligible to be activated in time to kick versus Carolina, his former team. If Gano isn't activated Saturday, Jude McAtamney would be the kicker for New York.
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Cardinals' Matt Prater: Expected to return this season
Speaking with the media Friday, coach Jonathan Gannon said he expects Prater (knee, IR) to play again this season, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Prater is eligible to come off injured reserve following the Cardinals' Week 11 bye, but it's unclear if he'll be activated when eligible. In his place, Chad Ryland has converted 10 of 11 field-goal tries and all nine of his extra-point attempts.
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Anders Carlson K | NYJ
Anders Carlson: Signs to Jets' practice squad
The Jets signed Carlson to their practice squad Friday.
Carlson looks like the favorite to kick for the Jets on Sunday against the Cardinals after the team waived Riley Patterson in a separate move Friday. Carlson kicked in two games for the 49ers in Weeks 7 and 8, but he was cut earlier in the week with Jake Moody (ankle) looking ready to return. Carlson went 5-for-5 on field goals for San Francisco and made three of his four extra-point tries.
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Riley Patterson K | MIA
Riley Patterson: Cut by New York
The Jets waived Patterson on Friday.
Kicking in his first game for New York last Thursday night against the Texans, Patterson made all three of his extra points but didn't attempt a field goal. The Jets apparently felt it wasn't good enough and decided to sign Anders Carlson to the practice squad Friday. Greg Zuerlein (knee) remains on injured reserve for at least three more games.
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Jake Moody K | WAS
49ers' Jake Moody: Logs another limited practice
Moody (ankle) was a limited participant in practice Thursday.
Moody is looking to return from a three-game absence due to a high-ankle sprain he suffered in Week 5 against Arizona. The second-year kicker has been limited at the first two 49ers practices to begin the week, so he has a decent -- but not guaranteed -- chance of taking the field Sunday versus Tampa Bay. Anders Carlson, who kicked for San Francisco in Weeks 7 and 8, was cut from the team's practice squad Tuesday, which could be an indication that Moody is expected to make his return this weekend.
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Austin Seibert K | WAS
Commanders' Austin Seibert: Returns to practice Thursday
Seibert (hip) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
Seibert missed Wednesday's practice due to a hip issue, but he is trending in the right direction by returning for Thursday's session, albeit in a limited fashion. The Commanders have yet to add a kicker to the practice squad or 53-man roster, which could indicate that Seibert should be able to play against the Steelers on Sunday.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Remains limited Thursday
Gano (right hamstring) practiced on a limited basis Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
In the wake of New York designating him for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Gano has put together back-to-back capped sessions as he tests out the right hamstring that he strained on the opening kickoff of a Week 2 matchup with the Commanders. If Gano isn't able to get back on the active roster for Sunday's contest against the Panthers in Germany, Jude McAtamney would be elevated from the practice squad to handle kicking duties.