NFL Player News
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Cam Little K | JAC
Jaguars' Cam Little: Impressive in preseason finale
Little converted both of his field-goal attempts in Saturday's 14-6 preseason loss to the Dolphins.
Little accounted for all of Jacksonville's scoring, nailing kicks from 59 and 43 yards away. He also made a 70-yard field goal in Jacksonville's first preseason contest, so he appears more than ready to handle kicking duties in Jacksonville's regular-season opener against the Panthers. Little is coming off an impressive rookie campaign, as he converted 27 of his 29 field goals, including 13 of 15 from 40 yards or more.
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Boots pair of PATs in loss
McPherson knocked through both of his extra-point tries and did not log any field-goal attempts in the Bengals' 41-14 preseason loss to the Colts on Saturday afternoon.
The fifth-year pro is coming off a 2024 downturn that saw him convert a career-low 72.7 percent of his field-goal attempts, but he seems poised for a bounce-back campaign if his preseason performance is any indication. McPherson saw time in all three of the Bengals' exhibitions and converted his three field-goal attempts and nine PATs over that span, and his association with a prolific Joe Burrow-led offense therefore makes the talented kicker's outlook bright heading into the 2025 season.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Shows off leg in preseason finale
Aubrey connected on his only field goal attempt and all four of his extra points in Friday's 31-13 preseason win over the Falcons.
Aubrey showed he was ready for the regular season with another jaw-dropping kick, as he drilled a 64-yard FG right at the end of the first half. Heading into his third NFL season, the Notre Dame product remains the league's preeminent kicker from long distance after converting 14 of 17 attempts from 50 yards or longer in 2024. If Dak Prescott can stay healthy and lead the Cowboys' offense to a better overall performance this year, it might turn some of those desperation FGs into PATs, but Aubrey figures to be extremely productive regardless -- after leading the league with 157 points as a rookie in 2023, he finished second behind Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell last year with 150.
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Harrison Mevis K | LAR
Jets' Harrison Mevis: Misses 55-yard attempt Friday
Mevis missed his only field-goal attempt from 55 yards in Friday's 19-17 preseason loss to the Eagles.
Mevis has a bigger leg than Nick Folk, but the latter's accuracy already had Folk pegged as the favorite in the Jets' kicking competition, and Friday's results may have sealed the deal for Folk, who made his only field-goal attempt from 41 yards. The Jets will almost certainly cut down to one kicker prior to the Sept. 7 regular-season opener against the Steelers.
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Nick Folk K | ATL
Jets' Nick Folk: Makes lone kick Friday
Folk made his only field-goal attempt in Friday's 19-17 preseason loss to the Eagles.
Folk connected on a 41-yard field-goal attempt to end the first half. Meanwhile, Harrison Mevis missed a 55-yard attempt in the third quarter. Folk was already viewed as the favorite to win the Jets' kicking job after making 50 of 52 field-goal attempts over the previous two seasons with the Titans, and that standing was likely solidified Friday.
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Caden Davis K | BUF
Caden Davis: Let go by Buffalo
The Bills waived Davis on Wednesday.
Davis caught on with the Bills in early August to give the team depth at kicker while Tyler Bass was sidelined due to a pelvic injury. Bass is targeting his return for Saturday's preseason finale against Tampa Bay, so Davis' services are no longer required by Buffalo. Davis should get another opportunity from a team in need of a kicker as the regular season approaches.
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Nick Folk K | ATL
Jets' Nick Folk: Connects on two short FGs
Folk made both of his field-goal attempts in Saturday's 31-12 preseason loss to the Giants.
Folk connected on his first two field-goal attempts of the preseason after Harrison Mevis went 3-for-3 in the preseason opener against the Packers. Most questions about the 40-year-old Folk's ability are tied to power rather than accuracy, so it's no surprise he had no trouble making field goals of 38 and 31 yards Saturday. Folk remains the favorite over Mevis in the Jets' kicking competition.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Browns' Dustin Hopkins: Takes care of business Saturday
Hopkins converted his lone field-goal attempt in Saturday's preseason win over the Eagles.
Hopkins booted a 46-yarder in the second quarter and has made both of his FGAs in the first two preseason games. He's also made 2-of-3 extra-point kicks, although the miss came on a bad snap. Hopkins is looking to rebound from a down year in 2024, when he made just 67 percent of his field-goal attempts and 85 percent of extra-point tries. That performance prompted the Browns to bring in Andre Szmyt, who converted two field goals and an extra point Saturday, to push Hopkins during training camp.
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Andre Szmyt K | CLE
Browns' Andre Szmyt: Makes three kicks Saturday
Szmyt converted both of his field-goal attempts and an extra-point kick in Saturday's 22-13 preseason win over Philadelphia.
Szmyt showed off his leg with a 49-yarder in the second quarter and later was successful on a 33-yarder. He's in camp along with Dustin Hopkins, who nailed a 46-yarder earlier in the game. Hopkins is expected to open the regular season as Cleveland's placekicker, but he's coming off a 2024 season in which he made just 18-of-27 field-goal attempts. Hence, the decision to bring in Szmyt as competition.
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Maddux Trujillo K | BUF
Colts' Maddux Trujillo: Doesn't kick Saturday
Spencer Shrader took all the kicks in Saturday's preseason game, which likely means he's won the starting job, the Indianapolis Star reports. Trujillo is expected to get all kicking opportunities in the final preseason game.
Shrader has been seen as ahead in the kicking competition throughout training camp. Trujillo likely will be making his case for a job with another team in next week's game.