NFL Player News
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Greg Joseph K | NYG
Giants' Greg Joseph: Placed on injured reserve
The Giants placed Joseph (abdomen) on injured reserve Saturday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
New York ruled out Joseph on Friday due to an abdominal injury that likely happened in practice, and he'll now join Graham Gano (hamstring) on injured reserve. Gano is closing in on a return to action, so even when Joseph is healthy again -- he can return Sunday, Dec. 8 against the Saints, at the earliest -- he may not have a gig awaiting him. As for this Sunday's game against the Commanders, the Giants have elevated Jude McAtamney from the practice squad to handle placekicking duties.
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Jude McAtamney K | NYG
Giants' Jude McAtamney: Kicking in Week 9
The Giants are expected to elevate McAtamney from the practice squad to serve as their kicker in Sunday's game against the Commanders, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
With Greg Joseph (abdomen) being ruled out for the Week 9 contest after being added to the injury report Friday, the Giants will turn to McAtamney to handle kicking duties in what would be the 24-year-old's NFL debut. The Giants will likely formally elevate McAtamney on Saturday. He could be in for plenty of scoring opportunities in Week 9, as the Giants have attempted 10 field goals across their last four games.
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Greg Joseph K | NYG
Giants' Greg Joseph: Won't play Week 9
Joseph has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Commanders due to an abdominal injury, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Joseph had been filling in for Graham Gano, who sustained a hamstring injury on the opening kickoff against the Commanders back in Week 2. With Gano still on injured reserve and Joseph now unavailable after apparently picking up the abdominal injury during practice this week, the Giants will elevate Jude McAtamney from the practice squad to handle kicking duties Sunday.
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Riley Patterson K | NYJ
Jets' Riley Patterson: Doesn't miss in Jets debut
Patterson didn't attempt a field goal but made all three of his PAT tries in Thursday's 21-13 win over the Texans.
Making his Jets debut after Greg Zuerlein (knee) was placed on injured reserve, Patterson wasn't called upon to do much, but it was refreshing nonetheless for Jets fans to see every kick connect after Zuerlein had at least one miss in five of the previous six games. Patterson's first PAT went in off the upright. The former Lions, Jaguars and Browns kicker will next kick in Week 10 against the Cardinals.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Stumbles in loss
Fairbairn made two of four field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in Thursday's 21-13 loss to the Jets in Week 9.
Fairbairn misfired from 56 yards near the end of the first half and later hit the upright on a 27-yard attempt. It's rare he has two misses in a game, particularly when one is a chip shot inside the 30. His makes were from 54 and 29 yards. While the misses altered the trajectory of the game, this loss was more on the offense than the kicker.
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Riley Patterson K | NYJ
Jets' Riley Patterson: Signed to active roster
The Jets signed Patterson to their 53-man roster Thursday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.
With Greg Zuerlein (knee) landing on injured reserve Wednesday and thus set to miss at least four games, the Jets had added Patterson and Spencer Shrader to their practice squad. The Jets have decided to give Patterson the first chance to replace Zuerlein as their kicker, beginning with Thursday's game against the Texans. Patterson has previously made 39 appearances at the NFL level over the last three seasons, converting 88.1 percent of his field-goal tries across stops with the Lions, Jaguars and Browns.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Six-point outing in Week 8
Aubrey knocked down his lone field-goal attempt from 29 yards and went 3-for-3 on extra-point tries in Sunday's 30-24 loss to the 49ers.
Aubrey didn't practice in any capacity in Week 8 while he was away from the team on jury duty, but he made the flight to San Francisco and was as sharp as ever in the few scoring opportunities that were presented to him. Through seven appearances on the season, Aubrey has knocked down all 12 of his extra-point attempts and 18 of 20 field-goal tries, including an 8-for-9 mark from 50-plus yards.
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Younghoe Koo K | ATL
Falcons' Younghoe Koo: Misses another FG attempt
Koo made one of two field-goal attempts and all four extra-point tries during Sunday's 31-26 win over the Buccaneers.
After a perfect start to the season, Koo has gone just 7-for-11 on field-goal attempts over the past four weeks, with all his misses coming from beyond 40 yards. His inconsistency from deep drops his value, but the Falcons' offense continues to impress, meaning Koo should get plenty of chances to bounce back.
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Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Moves to IR
The Jets placed Zuerlein (knee) on injured reserve Wednesday.
Zuerlein, who has made nine of his 15 field-goal attempts through eight contests to date, will thus be sidelined until at least Week 14. The Jets signed Spencer Shrader and Riley Patterson to their practice squad Wednesday, and one of the two will presumably be elevated in advance of Thursday's game against the Texans to handle kicking duties in Zuerlein's stead.
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Spencer Shrader K | KC
Spencer Shrader: Headed to Big Apple
Shrader signed with the Jets' practice squad Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Shrader signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in the spring and, due to a Matt Gay injury, he was their Week 1 kicker. He made all three PATs but didn't attempt a field goal. Since then, he has bounced off and on the team's practice squad. He'll now spend Wednesday competing with Riley Patterson to see who will kick for the Jets on Thursday against the Texans, as Greg Zuerlein (knee) is not expected to play.