NFL Player News
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Andre Szmyt K | CLE
Browns' Andre Szmyt: Cleared to kick Sunday
Szmyt (calf) is slated to kick Sunday against the Packers, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Per the report, Szmyt's MRI checked out okay, and Saturday the Browns removed the 'questionable' designation that the kicker had carried after being limited in practice Friday. In two games thus far, Szmyt has made two of his three field-goal attempts and three of his four extra-point tries.
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John Parker Romo K | ATL
Falcons' Parker Romo: Signed to active roster
The Falcons signed Romo from their practice squad to the active roster Friday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.
In the wake of Younghoe Koo missing a potential game-winning 44-yard field goal Week 1 against the Buccaneers, Atlanta signed Romo to the practice squad and then elevated him for a Week 2 matchup with the Vikings, while the former didn't travel with the team. Romo then made all five field-goal attempts and his sole point-after try this past Sunday in a 22-6 win. The Falcons have opted to move forward with Romo as their kicker after releasing Koo in a corresponding move.
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Riley Patterson K | MIA
Dolphins' Riley Patterson: Moves back to practice squad
Patterson reverted to the Dolphins' practice squad Friday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Patterson has been subbing in for Jason Myers (hip) to begin the season, and the former has connected on both field-goal attempts and all six point-after tries. Now that Patterson has been elevated three times, though, Miami has used its max number of such transactions on him, meaning he must be signed to the active roster in order to handle kicking duties Week 4 against the Jets and if Myers remains on injured reserve after that point.
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Younghoe Koo K | NYG
Younghoe Koo: Cut loose by Atlanta
The Falcons released Koo on Friday, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
After opening his career with a 3-for-6 showing on field-goal attempts in a four-game stint with the Chargers in 2017, Koo resurfaced with the Falcons in 2019 and had been the team's trusted kicker in the meantime until Week 1 of this season, when he missed a potential game-winning 44-yarder against the Buccaneers. Atlanta then signed Parker Romo to the practice squad and elevated him ahead of this past Sunday's game at Minnesota, while Koo didn't travel with the team. Romo connected on all five FGAs and his only point-after try Week 2, and the performance was enough for the Falcons to decide to move on from Koo and roll with Romo moving forward.
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John Parker Romo K | ATL
Falcons' Parker Romo: Gets Week 3 nod over Koo
Romo will kick for the Falcons this Sunday at Carolina, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Younghoe Koo is still on the roster, but Romo replaced him for Sunday's 22-6 win over the Vikings and made all five of his field-goal attempts in the process. Koo didn't even travel with the team, which may be the case again this weekend as the Falcons head to Carolina.
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Riley Patterson K | MIA
Dolphins' Riley Patterson: Stays perfect on the year
Patterson converted all three of his extra-point tries in Miami's 31-21 loss to Buffalo on Thursday night.
The kicker, who was again elevated from the practice squad ahead of the contest to fill in for Jason Sanders (hip), has now made both of his field-goal attempts and all six of his extra-point tries in 2025. Sanders remains on injured reserve and therefore has to miss at least one more game, meaning Patterson will likely be called on again in a Week 4 home matchup against the Jets on Monday night, Sept. 29.
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Bills' Matt Prater: Imperfect in Week 3
Prater went 1-for-2 on field-goal tries and made four PATs in Thursday's 31-21 win over the Dolphins.
Prater was unable to remain perfect in 2025, missing a 39-yard field-goal attempt wide left in the second quarter. He later redeemed himself, connecting on a 48-yard field goal to put the Bills up 31-21 with 22 seconds remaining in the game. Prater has now made seven out of eight field-goal tries and all nine of his PATs over three contests with Buffalo this season.
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Riley Patterson K | MIA
Dolphins' Riley Patterson: Elevated ahead of TNF
The Dolphins elevated Patterson from the practice squad Thursday.
Patterson will once again handle kicking duties for the Dolphins on Thursday night against the Bills. Jason Sanders (hip) remains sidelined on injured reserve. Patterson has converted both of his field-goal attempts and all three extra-point tries through two contests.
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Harrison Mevis K | NYJ
Harrison Mevis: Let go by NYJ
The Jets cut Mevis from the practice squad Tuesday, Susanna Weir of the team's official site reports.
The move makes room on the Jets' practice squad for defensive back Nik Needham. Mevis wasn't able to make the Jets' 53-man roster after he failed to beat out Nick Folk for kicking duties, and the former will look for his next opportunity elsewhere. He has not played in a regular-season game since signing with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in April of 2024.