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  • Matt Gay K | SF

    Commanders' Matt Gay: New kicker for Commanders

    Gay signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with Washington on Tuesday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

    Gay's deal is fully guaranteed and reportedly coincides with the release of veteran incumbent Zane Gonzalez. Across 16 regular-season appearances with Indianapolis in 2024, Gay converted 31 of 37 field-goal attempts (84 percent), with all six of his misses coming from 50-plus yards out. He also converted all 33 of his extra-point tries.

  • Ben Sauls K | NYG

    Steelers' Ben Sauls: Signing with Steelers

    Sauls is signing with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent, Burt Lauten of the team's official site reports.

    Sauls is slated to stay in Pittsburgh where he spent the entirety of his collegiate career with the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. With Chris Boswell entrenched as the Pittsburgh's starting kicker, Sauls could be an option for the team's practice squad.

  • Patriots' John Parker Romo: Joined by rookie in kicker room

    Romo will face competition from rookie sixth-round pick Andres Borregales during training camp and the preseason, Karen Guregian of MassLive.com reports.

    Any time a team uses a draft pick on a kicker, the draftee typically becomes the favorite to win the job out of training camp. Romo played four games with the Vikings last year and hit 11 of 12 field goals, including five of six tries from beyond 40 yards. However, Borregales was automatic in college and showed range with multiple boots from beyond 50 yards.

  • Tyler Loop K | BAL

    Ravens' Tyler Loop: Selected by Baltimore

    The Ravens selected Loop in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 186th overall.

    Loop spent his collegiate career at Arizona and regularly showcased his leg strength, making eight of 13 kicks from beyond 50 yards in the last two seasons. He also excelled on kickoffs, delivering 53 touchbacks on 56 opportunities. The pick could indicate some concern about long-time kicker Justin Tucker, who has struggled on longer field goals in recent seasons and also faces off-field uncertainty.

  • Patriots' Andres Borregales: First kicker goes to Patriots

    The Patriots selected Borregales in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 182nd overall.

    Borregales is the first kicker taken in this draft, and he's the second kicker that the Patriots have drafted in three seasons, as they previously selected Chad Ryland -- who is now with the Cardinals -- in 2023. Borregales, a four-year starter, was automatic at Miami as a senior, hitting 18 of 19 field goals, including seven of eight tries from beyond 40 yards. His longest field goal was 56 yards. Borregales will compete with John Parker Romo -- who connected on 11 of 12 field-goal tries last season -- for the starting gig in New England.

  • Colts' Spencer Shrader: Competition departs

    Shrader is the only remaining kicker on Indianapolis' roster following the release of Matt Gay on Thursday.

    Shrader inked a two-year deal with the Colts mid-March after a tumultuous rookie campaign, in which he appeared in four combined games between Indianapolis, Kansas City and the Jets. He converted all five of his field-goal tries and all nine extra-point attempts across those appearances. Gay, meanwhile, went 31 for 37 on field-goal tries across 16 regular-season appearances with the Colts, with all six misses coming from 50-plus yards out. Indianapolis will doubtless bring in further options to compete with Shrader this offseason, but Gay's release provides him a clear path to securing the No. 1 job.

  • Matt Gay K | SF

    Matt Gay: Released by Indianapolis

    The Colts released Gay on Thursday.

    Gay inked a four-year, $22.5 million deal with Indianapolis in 2023 and was reliable as a kicker from inside 50 in 2024, so his release comes as a surprise. The decision to move on from Gay is seemingly related to the fact that he missed six of his nine field-goal attempts from 50-plus yards out last year, recording an 80 percent conversion rate overall (31 of 37) across 16 regular-season appearances. The transaction leaves Spencer Shrader as the only kicker on the Colts' roster.

  • Jake Moody K | WAS

    49ers' Jake Moody: Will face competition

    Coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday that the 49ers intend to bring in a veteran kicker "who's capable of taking that job" to compete with Moody this offseason, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Shanahan communicated a belief that competition could bring out the best in Moody going forward, saying, "If he can overcome that, and beat out a capable guy, that'll show us he's ready for the season." A 2023 third-round pick, Moody's struggles in 2024 can be attributed in part to a high-ankle sprain that forced him to miss three contests and could have continued to impact his performance upon return to the field. He converted just 71 percent of his field-goal attempts across 14 regular-season appearances and made only four of nine field-goal tries from 50-plus yards out.

  • Patriots' John Parker Romo: Only kicker left in New England

    Romo became the last remaining kicker on the Patriots' roster once Joey Slye signed with the Titans on Monday, Mark Daniels of masslive.com reports.

    The Patriots are likely to add another kicker as the offseason progresses, per Daniels. Romo signed to the Patriots' practice squad in December after replacing the injured Will Reichard for four games with the Vikings, during which he made 11 of 12 field goals and seven of eight extra-point tries. Romo also signed a reserve/future contract with New England in January, so he should have a chance to compete for at least the starting kicking job in training camp.

  • Joey Slye K | TEN

    Titans' Joey Slye: Catches on with Tennessee

    Slye agreed to a contract with the Titans on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    The well-traveled Slye will catch on with an eighth different organization since going undrafted out of Virginia Tech in 2018. After being cut by the Jaguars last spring, Slye quickly caught on with New England on a one-year deal and emerged as the victor over Chad Ryland in the battle for kicking duties during training camp and the preseason. Slye proceeded to play in all 17 of New England's games in 2024, converting 26 of 33 field-goal attempts and 25 of 26 extra-point tries. The 28-year-old currently is the only kicker on the Titans roster, but the team will almost certainly add some competition before training camp.

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