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Koo will sign with the Patriots' practice squad Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Reports surfaced Thursday that veteran kicker Mike Nugent will replace Stephen Gostkowski, who was placed on injured reserve with a hip injury, as the team's placekicker. The Patriots will now also keep Koo around as a backup plan should something happen to Nugent.

Badgley (groin) is expected to miss a few more weeks after suffering a setback in his rehab, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

While Badgley's timeline for a return is still unsettled, the Chargers clearly aren't expecting him back anytime soon after they signed Chase McLaughlin to handle kicking duties in the meantime. Ty Long, the team's punter, had previously been filling in for Badgley as the kicker, connecting on all nine extra-point tries and nailing seven of nine field-goal attempts.

Lutz made all four of his field-goal attempts in Sunday night's 12-10 win over the Cowboys.

Lutz scored all of the Saints' points in their narrow victory, converting from 40, 42, 19 and 26 yards on his respective kicks. That effort brought his season tally to 36 points, placing him just three off the league lead in the category.

Maher made his lone field-goal and extra-point tries in Sunday night's 12-10 loss to the Saints.

Maher converted from 28 yards on his only field-goal attempt. The kicker has tallied 23 points through four games, missing just one of his 18 total kicks.

Slye made all three of his field goals as well as his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Texans.

Slye converted from 48, 55 and 26 yards on his respective field goals, continuing a superb start to his rookie season. Through four games, he's made 19 of 20 total kicks, including four field goals from 50-plus yards. With 39 points overall, he's currently tied for the league lead in the category, making him a top fantasy weapon at his position.

McLaughlin agreed to a contract with the Chargers on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Los Angeles has been without kicker Michael Badgley (groin) all season and aren't likely to get him back anytime soon after he suffered a setback in his rehab. As a result, McLaughlin will now get a shot at kicking duties, replacing punter Ty Long, who had connected on seven of nine field-goal attempts as a replacement for Badgley for the first four weeks. McLaughlin will get a solid matchup in Week 5 against the Broncos, who have given up an average of 23 points per game this season.

Butker knocked home all four of his extra-point attempts and two of his three field-goal attempts Sunday against the Lions.

After a perfect first two weeks, Butker has now misfired on a kick (PAT in Week 3) in each of the last two. Each of his misses has come from inside of 40 yards, which is a bit concerning, but the third-year kicker isn't in danger of losing his job and should remain a useable fantasy kicker in most formats.

Tucker connected on his lone field-goal attempt and made both his extra-point attempts in Week 4 against the Browns.

The Ravens had a two-point conversion attempt again Sunday, making it two weeks in a row that the Ravens have gone the aggressive route in leaving Tucker on the sidelines for an extra-point try. Baltimore seems committed to going for two, especially when trailing, which might cut into Tucker's extra-point attempts. He's still automatic as a field goal kicker, however, so he still carries a high value for his position.

Houston head coach Bill O'Brien said he's not concerned about Fairbairn's start to the season, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Fairbairn has missed two field-goal attempts this season, both from beyond 50 yards, and an extra-point kick, but O'Brien is not ready to bring in competition. "No, I don't worry about Ka'imi," O'Brien said. "He's got a good mindset. He's had a couple of kicks that have sprayed to the right on him, but he'll fix it." Fairbairn entered the season having converted seven of 10 attempts from beyond 50.

Boswell hit both his field goals (29, 49) and all three PATs in Monday night's 27-3 win over Cincinnati.

Boswell is one of only four kickers without a miss this season, hitting all seven field goals and all seven PATs through the first four games. The offense has averaged 24 points per game since Pittsburgh's awful 33-3 Week 1 loss to New England and now head into a Week 5 game against division-rival Baltimore's suddenly suspect defense. In two games against the Ravens last season, Boswell averaged just 5.5 fantasy points.