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  • Panthers' Eddy Pineiro: Dealing with groin injury

    Pineiro could miss time during the preseason due to a groin injury, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

    Pineiro, who re-signed with Carolina on a two-year contract early this offseason, could be in danger of missing Saturday's preseason opener versus the Jets. As a result, the Panthers have signed Matthew Wright to the roster and waived undrafted rookie tackle BJ Wilson. There's not yet any indication that Pineiro's injury could endanger his regular-season availability.

  • Chargers' Dustin Hopkins: Doesn't participate in scrimmage

    Hopkins didn't participate in Sunday's scrimmage due to an undisclosed injury, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

    Although it's unclear what health concern Hopkins is dealing with, he's battling a physical issue that has prevented him from kicking over the past week, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports. He's competing with Cameron Dicker for the Chargers' kicking job, and a timetable for Hopkins' return remains to be seen.

  • Chargers' Cameron Dicker: Getting majority of practice reps

    Dicker has taken all of the practice field-goal attempts over the last couple of special teams periods, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

    Dicker entered training camp in an apparent battle for the starting job with veteran incumbent Dustin Hopkins, but the latter has not attempted a field goal since the beginning of the week, and the Chargers have not mentioned Hopkins dealing with any sort of injury. Dicker made 19 of his 20 field-goal attempts last season in relief of the injured Hopkins, with the lone miss coming in the team's dreadful wild-card loss to the Jaguars.

  • Jets' Greg Zuerlein: In midseason form

    Zuerlein connected on all three of his field-goal attempts and his lone PAT attempt in Thursday's 21-16 preseason loss to Cleveland.

    All of Zuerlein's output came in the first half, as he made field goals from 54, 44 and 53 yards away. Greg the Leg is expected to be far busier in 2023 after the Jets acquired Aaron Rodgers in the offseason to lead their offense.

  • Cade York K | CIN

    Browns' Cade York: Missed FGA in HoF game

    York missed a 49-yard field-goal attempt and made all three extra-point tries in Thursday's preseason win over the Jets.

    York was wide right on the Browns' first drive of the game. He's coming off a roller coaster of a rookie season that included three misses inside the 40 and a 75-percent success rate. Prior to the start of training camp, Cleveland special teams coach Bubba Ventrone told Ashley Bostock of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that York is very in-tune with his mechanics, then added the caveat, "almost too in-tune at times," which provides insight into his inconsistency last season. The kicker himself said preseason is the time to focus on technique, but he needs to put that behind him when transitioning to the regular season.

  • Jake Moody K | WAS

    49ers' Jake Moody: Solid showing so far

    Moody has been having a strong training camp, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Moody has missed only one kick in practice out of his 20 attempts thus far, including multiple tries beyond 50 yards and a 60-yard attempt that easily cleared the crossbar. He's currently competing with Zane Gonzalez in camp, though considering Moody was taken in the third round of the 2023 Draft and his solid performance thus far, he likely has the inside track for the job.

  • Brett Maher K | LAR

    Broncos' Brett Maher: Favorite for kicking job

    Maher and Elliott Fry are in a training camp battle to be the Broncos' kicker this season, with Maher the favorite to land the job, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.

    Maher signed with Denver in late July following a solid regular season with Dallas last year, when he made 29 of 32 field-goal attempts, including going 9-for-11 from at least 50 yards. However, the veteran kicker famously caught a case of extra-point yips in the playoffs, which played a role in his exit from the Cowboys. Should Maher prove to be over that issue, he has a leg up in the competition with Fry, who has kicked in only three NFL games in his career.

  • Chargers' Cameron Dicker: Locked in position battle

    Dicker is expected to compete with Dustin Hopkins for the team's top kicking job, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

    Hopkins seemed to solve the team's kicking woes over the past two seasons, converting 27 of 30 field-goal attempts since joining the team in Week 7 of the 2021 campaign. A hamstring injury in Week 5 of the previous year abruptly ended the veteran's 2022 campaign, but Dicker filled in admirably, making all 19 of his field-goal attempts before missing a critical one in the team's embarrassing playoff loss. Dicker is the younger and cheaper option (Hopkins signed a three-year, $9 million extension in 2022), but it's unclear if the Chargers feel comfortable moving forward with the undrafted rookie given his less-than-ideal leg strength (he missed his only attempt of 50-plus yards last season). Expect the two to be locked into a heated battle through the final days of training camp.

  • Mike Badgley K | IND

    Commanders' Michael Badgley: Signs on with Washington

    The Commanders signed Badgley on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

    Badgley was surprisingly cut by the Lions last week, but he quickly lands on his feet in Washington, where he'll compete with fellow veteran Joey Slye. Badgley is coming off a strong year where he made 20 of 24 field goals and all 33 of his extra points in 2022. Slye, meanwhile, went 25-of-30 on his field goals and missed four extra points last season. Badgley should be viewed as the slight favorite to win the job this summer, as Slye has been on a short leash in D.C.

  • Brett Maher K | LAR

    Broncos' Brett Maher: Signed by Broncos

    Maher and the Broncos reached a one-year agreement Friday, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

    Maher previously played for new Broncos' head coach Sean Payton when the latter led the Saints in 2021. The 32-year-old had a nice year going with the Cowboys in 2022 before catching the extra-point yips which ultimately led to his departure. If he has kicked those issues to the curb, he will have a chance to compete with Elliott Fry for the team's kicker role.

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