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The Jets elevated Sanders from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Amanda Vogt of the team's official site reports.

Sanders will come up from the practice squad for the second week in a row to handle kicking duties for the Jets. Though Blake Grupe is signed to the 53-man roster, the Jets could eventually move on from him to open up a full-time spot for Sanders if he performs well enough to hold down the kicking job. In his team debut in last Sunday's win over the Titans, Sanders converted on both of his point-after tries and connected on field goals of 33, 51 and 52 yards while missing badly from 54 yards.

Pineiro (illness) is expected to be active Sunday against the Dolphins, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The 49ers ended up trying out two kickers Saturday -- Greg Joseph and Younghoe Koo -- but won't sign either of them to the practice squad, meaning Pineiro will handle his normal placekicking duties in Week 2. In 15 regular-season games with San Francisco going back to the 2025 campaign, Pineiro has netted 30 of 32 field-goal attempts and 37 of 41 point-after tries.

Pineiro (illness) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Pineiro has been battling an illness during Week 2 prep and thus is in danger of sitting out Sunday. Coach Kyle Shanahan told Matt Barrows of The Athletic on Friday that the 49ers will sign a kicker to the practice squad and then elevate him in the event Pineiro isn't able to play this weekend, but who that kicker may be isn't known.

Sanders will remain the Jets' kicker for Sunday's game against the Packers, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

Blake Grupe remains on the active roster for the Jets, but for the second time in as many weeks Sanders will be brought up from the practice squad to handle the kicking duties. Sanders made three of four field-goal attempts -- his lone miss came from 54 yards -- and both of his extra-point tries in Week 1, and another steady showing would help him secure his grasp on the job.

Bates hit five of his six extra-point attempts in Thursday's 41-31 win over the Lions.

When the kicker missed, Amazon Prime announcer Al Michaels joked that it was the only thing that had gone wrong for Buffalo on the night. To be fair to Bass, he did make field goals from 46, 34 and 33 yards and all three of his extra-point attempts in Week 1. He is also clearly still a fantasy-relevant option as the kicker for a high-flying offense led by Josh Allen and James Cook.

Bates made all four of his extra-point attempts and his only field-goal try in Thursday's 41-31 loss to the Bills.

The field-goal attempt came from 31 yards out. Detroit's season has been up and down so far, but Bates has been steady, making all eight of his extra-point tries and both field-goal attempts through two games. He remains the kicker on a high-scoring offense.

Pineiro (illness) was a non-participant at the 49ers' practice Thursday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pineiro has missed consecutive practices to open the week as he battles an illness, and his status for Sunday's matchup against Miami remains in question. The 31-year-old will have one more chance to practice Friday. If he can't go this week, San Francisco will have to sign a free agent to handle the team's starting kicker role for Week 2.

Pineiro (illness) did not participate at practice Wednesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

It's not clear exactly what kind of sickness Pineiro is dealing with, but he does have until Sunday to get better. His status will still be worth keeping an eye on when San Francisco publishes its Thursday and Friday injury reports, as the team does not carry another kicker on its active roster or its practice squad.

Butker connected on his lone field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries during Kansas City's 31-10 win over the Broncos on Monday.

Butker's lone field goal was a 28-yard chip shot late in the third quarter, but most of his work came on PATs and kickoffs in Monday's regular-season opener. The offense under Patrick Mahomes and coordinator Eric Bieniemy looked promising in Week 1, so Butker's scoring ceiling figures to be higher this year than it was in 2025. Kansas City will stay at home for a Week 2 tilt against Indianapolis on Sunday.

Lutz made his sole field-goal attempt and only PAT in Monday night's 31-10 loss to Kansas City.

Lutz converted a 31-yard field goal and scored the extra point on the Broncos' second-drive touchdown. The kicker had a quiet night as Bo Nix and the offense couldn't get out of its own way, in a disappointing start to the season for new Broncos play-caller Davis Webb.