NFL Player News
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Ryan Coe K | TB
Ryan Coe: Let go by Tampa Bay
Coe was waived by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Coe signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent in May, giving the team an additional kicker at training camp alongside presumed starter Chase McLaughlin. Coe is now available to be claimed by the rest of the league while on waivers, but if no one bites, he could return to the Buccaneers as a member of the team's practice squad.
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Jonathan Kim K | CHI
Jonathan Kim: Waived by Chicago
The Bears waived Kim on Tuesday, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Undrafted out of Michigan State earlier this year, Kim signed with the Bears in April. He made both of his extra-point attempts in this past Sunday's preseason opener against the Dolphins, but Cairo Santos appears to have kept his job as the team's kicker.
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Matthew Wright K | CAR
Panthers' Matthew Wright: Competing for job
Wright and Ryan Fitzgerald are in a close competition for Carolina's kicking job, according to Alex Zietlow of The Charlotte Observer.
Fitzgerald is an undrafted rookie, while Wright has kicked for six different NFL teams in the regular season, converting 55 of 63 field-goal attempts (87.3 percent) and 41 of 43 PATs (95.3 percent) in 29 games. Panthers coach Dave Canales said Monday that he doesn't have any clarity on the competition, because both kickers have been impressive this summer and made strong cases for the job.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Perfect in preseason opener
McMamus made a 46-yard field goal and the lone extra point he attempted in Saturday's 30-10 exhibition loss to the Jets.
The Packers gave McManus only a couple chances to score, but he converted both opportunities. Although two other kickers are part of Green Bay's training camp roster, McManus shined last season and signed a three-year extension with the Packers in March, so he is locked in as the team's placekicker.
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Chase McLaughlin K | TB
Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: True on three kicks Saturday
McLaughlin connected on field-goal attempts of 45 and 23 yards and also converted his one extra-point try in the Buccaneers' 29-7 preseason win over the Titans on Saturday night.
The veteran kicker already looked in midseason form during his first taste of game action since the wild-card loss to the Commanders in January. McLaughlin tied a career high with 32 made field goals and posted a career-best 93.8 percent conversion rate on field-goal attempts across 17 regular-season games in 2024, and he once again projects for plenty of scoring opportunities in the coming season while attached to the team's Baker Mayfield-led offense.
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Jake Bates K | DET
Lions' Jake Bates: Nails only FGA versus ATL
Bates made his only field-goal attempt while going 2-for-2 on extra-point tries in Friday's 17-10 preseason win over the Falcons.
Bates was able to connect on a 57-yard field-goal try in the third quarter, notching his first make of the preseason. The kicker has now opened the preseason exactly where he left off last season, making Friday's field goal while combining to go 3-for-3 on PATs over two games so far in the preseason.
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Jake Moody K | SF
49ers' Jake Moody: Little work in exhibition opener
Moody did not attempt a field goal but converted his lone extra-point attempt in Saturday's 30-9 preseason loss to Denver.
Moody kicked off Saturday's preseason campaign for San Francisco after winning the position battle following Greg Joseph's release earlier this week. The 25-year-old Moody struggled to the tune of a 71 FG percentage on 34 attempts in 2024, but he did suffer a midseason injury that may have affected his play. Now fully healthy and with his job currently not in jeopardy, Moody will attempt to get his 2025 campaign off on the right foot.
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Joshua Karty K | LAR
Rams' Joshua Karty: Perfect start to preseason
Karty connected on a 37-yard field goal and made all four PAT attempts during Saturday's 31-21 preseason win against the Cowboys.
The second-year kicker started where he left off, managing another perfect kicking performance. Last year, the rookie shook off a few missed kicks at the start of the year to finish his rookie campaign 29-for-34 on field goals and 32-for-36 on extra points. With the Rams offense humming again already in the preseason, Karty could be in line for a busy 2025.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Shows no rust in preseason opener
Gano converted all three of his field-goal attempts -- each of which came from 50-plus yards -- and his lone extra-point try during Saturday's 34-25 preseason win against the Bills.
Gano opened the scoring with a 53-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. He added two more long field goals (one from 50 yards and the other from 51) in the second period. Gano missed seven games due to injury last year and finished with only nine made field goals across 10 contests, but he did make both of his tries from 50-plus yards. Given his performance Saturday, the 38-year-old still has plenty of juice left in his leg, and he could see more frequent field-goal opportunities this year for what projects to be an improved Giants offense.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Drills lone FGA
Fairbairn converted his lone field-goal attempt in Saturday's 20-10 preseason loss to Minnesota.
Fairbairn drilled a 43-yarder for Houston's lone score in the second half. He's working with a new long snapper this season -- rookie Austin Brinkman -- after Jon Weeks moved on to the 49ers. Fairbairn has been one of the more consistent kickers the last few years, having converted 91.1 percent (92-of-101) of his FGA during that span. That includes 85.7 percent from beyond the 50-yard line.