The festival is inspiring.
Nearly a month into camp, Green Bay Packers kickers Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph had their moments. But overall, their numbers are incredibly poor.
Aside from practice two, which was conducted in a downpour, and practice number 11, in which there were gusty winds, blow situations have been ideal throughout the summer. However, neither Joseph nor Carlson deserved it.
Joseph, a five-year veteran who has spent three-plus seasons playing for Minnesota, is 49-for-60 (81. 7 percent) on Array. Joseph had his worst outing of the summer on Wednesday when he shot just 3 of 7 (42. 8 percent).
Carlson, who missed more kicks than anyone in football in his 2023 rookie season with Green Bay, is 47 of 59 (79. 7%).
A year ago, the Packers were rebuilding in the post-Aaron Rodgers era, so they felt the time was right to move on from Mason Crosby and try to find their long-term kicker.
This season, Green Bay’s hopes are sky-high and the Packers can’t go wrong again at this position.
If the Packers, Joseph and Carlson, don’t deserve a spot on the roster, they may simply make a trade or simply point to someone who will be released by the Aug. 27 deadline.
A handful of other teams also hold ongoing kicking competitions. And it’s possible that the Packers simply think the loser of one of those battles is a better option than the two players they currently have on the side.
Here’s a look at some kicking competitions that Green Bay no doubt follows closely.
The Jets have two players in camp who could earn a spot on the roster.
Zuerlein has had a consistent style since entering the NFL in 2012. He scored 83. 1% of his field goals, 95. 7% of his extra goals and was named All-Pro in the first team in 2017.
Zuerlein made 92. 1 percent of his box goals last year and then signed a two-year, $8. 4 million contract with the Jets in March. It would be a surprise if he was released somehow.
But Seibert has been trustworthy since entering the NFL as a fifth-round pick in 2019. Seibert pitched for four teams and made 80. 4 percent of his field goals and 90. 3 percent of his points. extra.
Boswell has been a style of consistency for the Steelers since 2015, scoring 87. 2 of his box goals and 94. 8 of his extra points. Last season, he changed 93. 5% of his box goals and 96. 4% of his extra points.
Boswell signed a four-year, $20 million contract extension with the Steelers in August 2022, so he’s unlikely to go anywhere.
But Wright, who played for 4 teams, Pittsburgh, has his own resume. Wright has made 40 of 47 box goals (85. 1%) and 35 of 37 additional points (94. 6%) over the past four seasons.
Hopkins had a solid nine-year career, scoring 85. 8 of his box goals and 94. 2 of his extra problems. Last year in Cleveland, Hopkins made 91. 7 of his box goals and 92. 3 of his extra problems.
On July 15, Hopkins signed a three-year contract extension with the Browns, so he will almost be Cleveland’s kicker in 2024.
However, York is a prospect.
Cleveland decided on York in the fourth round of the 2022 draft, and he scored 24 of 32 goals (75. 0%) and 35 more of 37 goals (94. 6%) this season. However, when York struggled last summer, the Browns released him. and he changed it for Hopkins.
York on the practice squad with Tennessee and the New York Giants last year, before re-signing with the Browns in March. While York has little chance of knocking Hopkins down, he was selected in the fourth round just two years ago and someone might just give him a chance.
The Patriots used a fourth-round pick at Ryland in 2023, two rounds and 95 picks before Green Bay settled on Carlson. Ryland then controlled just 16 of 25 goals (64. 0 percent) last year, the lowest percentage in the league among qualified kickers.
Then, on May 2, the Patriots signed Slye to a one-year contract. In five NFL seasons, Slye kicked for 3 other teams, scoring 82. 3 of his goals in the box and 88. 5 of his extra points.
Slye spent the last 3 years in Washington, where he was 56 of 66 on field goals (84. 8%), but only 65 of 73 on extra numbers (89. 0%).
If Ryland wins the job, Slye will have proven himself worthy of the NFL. If Slye wins the battle, one team can see Ryland’s prospect and test his luck with him.
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