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The Titans cut Tavecchio from the practice squad Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.

The Titans signed rookie kicker Samuel Sloman to the practice squad to take Tavecchio's place. Tavecchio hasn't kicked since 2018 when he connected on all five field-goal attempts, including four from beyond 40 yards.

Castillo is slated to step back in as the Jets' kicker Sunday against the Dolphins after New York placed Sam Ficken (groin) on injured reserve Tuesday, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

While Ficken was out for Weeks 7 through 9 with the groin injury, Castillo filled in as the team's kicker and proved capable, converting on six of seven field-goal tries and four of four extra-point attempts. Ficken was cleared to return to action following the Jets' Week 10 bye, but he didn't look healthy in last week's loss to the Chargers, misfiring on two of his point-after attempts. The Jets will now shut Ficken down for at least three more games by placing him on IR, paving the way for Castillo to hold down the job through at least Week 14.

The Cowboys listed Zuerlein (back) as a limited practice participant on Tuesday's estimated report, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.

Zuerlein has now been listed as limited on both of the Cowboys' first two Week 12 injury reports, but coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that he doesn't think the kicker is in any real danger of missing the team's Thanksgiving Day matchup with Washington, according to Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News. Dallas will unveil its final injury report of the week Wednesday, at which point it will be known whether Zuerlein carries a designation into the contest.

The Jaguars placed McLaughlin on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

McLaughlin's placement on the list comes after he tested positive for COVID-19 or was deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive. If it's the latter case, he could have enough time to clear the NFL's protocols and play Sunday against the Browns. McLaughlin has served as Jacksonville's kicker for the past two weeks, making all five of his kicks (three field goals, two extra points).

Hopkins (groin) was a non-participant in Tuesday's practice, Kyle Stackpole of Washington's official site reports.

Hopkins' practice reps have been managed carefully since Week 10 while he's dealing with a right groin injury, but the kicker has proceeded to play in each of Washington's past two games, converting four of six field-goal attempts and nailing all five extra-point tries between those contests. He may end up being listed as questionable for this week's Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Cowboys, but unless Washington adds another kicker to the roster, Hopkins shouldn't be in any real danger of missing the contest.

Lutz missed one of his two field-goal attempts but made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 24-9 win over the Falcons.

Lutz converted from 22 yards on his first field goal, but then hit the left upright with a 53-yard attempt to close the next drive. Despite that miscue, the veteran still sports 91 points on the season, ranking fourth among kickers league-wide.

Carlson made his only field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday night's 35-31 loss to the Chiefs.

Carlson converted from 35 yards on his lone field goal, but, otherwise being limited to PATs, Carlson's seven points actually tied his season low. That evidences how consistent and impactful the 25-year-old has been thus far, as he now sports 94 points through 10 outings.

McManus made both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 20-13 win over the Dolphins.

McManus' pair of field goals both came in the second quarter, from 29 and 47 yards. The veteran has been tremendously consistent this season, and now sports 78 points through 10 games.

Tucker made all three of his field-goal attempts as well as his only extra-point try in Sunday's 30-24 overtime loss to the Titans.

Tucker converted from 30, 27 and 29 yards on his respective field goals, which helped him hit double digits in points for the first time since Week 6. In doing so, he brought his tally to 86 points this season, tying him for eighth among kickers this season.

Badgley made both of his field-goal attempts and added four extra points in Sunday's 34-28 win against the Jets.

This week's matchup against the Jets allowed for the Chargers' offense to thrive, giving Badgley a handful of opportunities to score. While this season has been pretty back and forth for Badgley, it has been two games now since the kicker has missed a field-goal attempt. The 25-year-old has now completed 16 of his 21 field-goal attempts this season.