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  • Wil Lutz K | DEN

    Broncos' Wil Lutz: Ready to rock

    Lutz (illness) was a full participant in Wednesday's walkthrough practice and does not carry an injury designation for Thursday's matchup against the Raiders.

    Lutz popped up on the injury report Tuesday while missing practice due to an illness, but he's now been cleared to handle his usual starting duties at placekicker as Thursday's matchup against the Raiders approaches. Across nine regular-season appearances so far, Lutz has converted 11 of 13 field-goal attempts and all 22 of his extra-point tries.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Expected to miss Week 10

    Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday he "does not" expect Fairbairn (quadriceps) to be available for Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    Fairbairn went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts during Houston's 18-15 loss to Denver in Week 9, scoring all of the Texans' points, but he sustained a quadriceps injury in the process. If Fairbairn is indeed unable to play Sunday, Matthew Wright will be elevated from the practice squad and handle kicking duties versus Jacksonville. C.J. Stroud (concussion) has already been ruled out for Week 10, and with Davis Mills under center Houston's offense could struggle to manufacture scoring opportunities.

  • Harrison Mevis: Joins Rams' practice squad

    The Rams signed Mevis to their practice squad Wednesday.

    The Missouri product competed with Nick Folk for the Jets' top placekicking spot throughout the preseason but ultimately lost the job. Now in Los Angeles, Mevis gives the Rams another option at kicker, as Joshua Karty has converted on just 10 of his 15 field-goal attempts through eight games this season.

  • Matthew Wright: Joins Texans' practice squad

    The Texans signed Wright to their practice squad Wednesday.

    The veteran from UCF has already kicked for the Titans and Commanders this season, converting on his lone field-goal and extra-point attempts across two games. With Ka'imi Fairbairn (lower body) dealing with an injury, Wright could be elevated to the Texans' active roster to handle placekicking duties in the team's Week 10 matchup against the Jaguars on Sunday.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Dealing with lower body injury

    Fairbairn is dealing with a lower body injury following Sunday's 18-15 loss to the Broncos, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    The 31-year-old sustained an apparent lower body injury despite converting on five of six field-goal tries during the Texans' Week 9 loss. His practice participation throughout the week will likely provide the clearest indication of his availability in the Week 10 matchup against the Jaguars. If Fairbairn is unable to suit up, Houston added veteran kicker Matthew Wright to its practice squad Wednesday as potential insurance.

  • Wil Lutz K | DEN

    Broncos' Wil Lutz: Added to injury report

    Lutz did not participate in Tuesday's walkthrough due to illness.

    Lutz was added to the injury report Tuesday after not being listed Monday. It's unclear if he is in danger of missing Thursday's game against the Raiders, though his participation Wednesday should provide a clearer picture of his status.

  • Ben Sauls K | NYG

    Ben Sauls: Cut from Atlanta's practice squad

    The Falcons cut Sauls from the practice squad Tuesday, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.

    The Falcons also released Parker Romo while signing Zane Gonzalez to the active roster, with the latter set to serve as the team's placekicker moving forward, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Sauls joined the Falcons' practice squad in late September after spending the offseason with the Steelers, though he wasn't able to beat out veteran Chris Boswell for a spot on the 53-man roster at the end of training camp. Sauls -- an undrafted rookie out of Pittsburgh -- could get another opportunity with a team looking to bring in a placekicker for a kicking competition or as an injury replacement.

  • Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Misses record-matching field goal

    Aubrey went 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made his both of his point-after tries during the Cowboys' 27-17 loss to the Cardinals on Monday.

    Aubrey had an opportunity to match Cam Little's NFL record of a 68-yard field goal at the end of the first half, but the former's attempt did not have the accuracy, as the kick sailed wide left. Aubrey connected on a 26-yard chip shot in the third quarter, but that was the third-year kicker's only field goal as the Cowboys failed to convert on fourth-down attempts in the first and fourth quarters while in opposing territory. Aubrey enters the Week 10 bye having gone 17-for-18 on field-goal attempts and 28-for-29 on extra-point tries through nine regular-season games.

  • Chad Ryland K | ARI

    Cardinals' Chad Ryland: Makes all five kicks Monday

    Ryland connected on both field-goal attempts and all three point-after tries during Monday's 27-17 victory in Dallas.

    Since sending a 57-yard field goal wide right at the end of the first possession of a Week 3 loss at San Francisco, Ryland has been perfect as a placekicker since then, making 11 FGAs and 14 PATs without a miss. That amounts to 7.8 points per game during that stretch, which would rank 11th among kickers with at least eight appearances this season. With a visit to Seattle on tap Week 10, Ryland may be hard-pressed for success against a Seahawks team that has ceded just eight FGAs over its last five games.

  • Parker Romo: Out as Atlanta's kicker

    The Falcons will waive Romo on Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

    During his seven-game run as Atlanta's kicker, Romo connected on 11 of his 14 field-goal tries, but it was his missed extra-point attempt in this past Sunday's 24-23 loss to the Patriots that ultimately cost him his job. After working out veteran Zane Gonzalez on Tuesday, the Falcons elected to have him replace Romo as their placekicker heading into Sunday's game against the Colts in Berlin. Despite his costly miss in Week 9, Romo still owns a solid 84.6 percent conversion rate on field-goal attempts over his 11 career NFL games between stops with Minnesota and Atlanta, so it wouldn't be surprising if he received another opportunity elsewhere later on this season.

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