NFL Player News
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Zane Gonzalez K | ATL
Falcons' Zane Gonzalez: Comes through with walk-off FG
Gonzalez made his only field-goal attempt and both of his extra-point tries Thursday in a 29-28 Week 15 win over Tampa Bay.
Gonzalez didn't attempt a field goal in the first half but made both of his extra-point tries. The Falcons attempted a two-point conversion on each of their second-half touchdowns, so Gonzalez went almost the entire third and fourth quarters without taking the field. However, Atlanta drove down the field in the final two minutes of game time and called upon Gonzalez for a 43-yard field-goal try with four seconds left on the clock. The veteran kicker converted to give the Falcons the win. Since taking over as the team's kicker Week 10 against Indianapolis, Gonzalez has made 11 of 13 field-goal tries and 10 of 10 PATs.
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Chase McLaughlin K | TB
Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: Knocks in two field goals in loss
McLaughlin made both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Thursday's Week 15 loss to Atlanta.
McLaughlin got called upon twice for field-goal tries in the second quarter, converting from 49 and 52 yards out. It was his third straight game making two field goals, and McLaughlin hasn't missed a kick since Week 6 against San Francisco. He's been very accurate overall this season, going 26-for-30 on FG attempts and 27-of-28 on PATs through 14 contests.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Staying sidelined Week 15
Sanders (hip) will not be designated to return from IR in Week 15, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
Sanders has spent the entire regular season on IR due to a hip injury suffered during the preseason, and the Dolphins have yet to provide a clear timetable for his return. Meanwhile, Riley Patterson has been outstanding across 13 regular-season appearances, converting 23 of 25 field-goal attempts (92 percent) and 28 of 29 extra-point tries. The team will have little incentive to open Sanders' practice window unless Patterson begins struggling.
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
49ers' Eddy Pineiro: Full practice Wednesday
Pineiro (right hamstring) practiced in full Wednesday.
Pineiro sat out the 49ers' last two games before a Week 14 bye due to a right hamstring injury, but when the team cut Matt Gay from its practice squad Tuesday, it signaled that the former was in line to return Week 15. With an uncapped practice under his belt, he'll resume placekicking duties Sunday against the Titans.
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Blake Grupe K | IND
Colts' Blake Grupe: Signed from practice squad
The Colts signed Grupe to the active roster from the practice squad Wednesday.
Grupe was elevated to make his Colts debut during the team's Week 14 loss to the Jaguars, in which he converted both of his field-goal tries and his only extra-point attempt. With the team having cut Michael Badgley and with Spencer Shrader (knee) out for the year, Grupe figures to operate as Indianapolis' kicker for the remainder of the 2025 campaign, assuming he's able to keep up his consistency. Next on deck for Grupe and the Colts is a road matchup against Seattle on Sunday.
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Matt Gay K | SF
Matt Gay: Cut by San Francisco
The 49ers released Gay from their practice squad Tuesday.
Gay stepped in as the 49ers' kicker for the team's last two games while Eddy Pineiro (hamstring) was sidelined and went a perfect 8-for-8 on kicks (four field goals, four extra points). The 49ers' decision to part ways with Gay signals that Pineiro is healthy coming out of the team's Week 14 bye and ready to handle kicking duties Sunday versus the Titans.
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Jake Elliott K | PHI
Eagles' Jake Elliott: Misses kick in loss
Elliott connected on 4-of-5 field goals and made his sole extra point attempt in Monday night's 22-19 loss to the Chargers.
Elliott's longest kick of the night was a 54-yarder that cut the Eagles' deficit to four points late in the third quarter. The kicker overall had a good night, with the only stain on his stat line being a 48-yard miss before halftime. The nine-year veteran has had a rough stretch, missing a field goal in his last three games. Elliott moves to 16-for-21 on FG tries and 31-for-32 on extra-point attempts this season.
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Cameron Dicker K | LAC
Chargers' Cameron Dicker: Perfect in OT win
Dicker made all five field-goal attempts and converted his sole PAT in Monday night's 22-19 overtime win over the Eagles.
Dicker's longest kick of the day was a 54-yard field goal in overtime that ended up being the game-winner. The kicker accounted for 16 of the Chargers' 22 points and extended his lead as the NFL's leader in career field goal percentage (with more than 100 attempts), sitting at a 93.8 percent conversion rate.
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Charlie Smyth K | NO
Saints' Charlie Smyth: Returns to practice squad
Smyth reverted to the Saints' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Smyth was elevated for the second week in a row, going 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts while making all three of his PATs in Sunday's 24-20 victory over the Buccaneers. The kicker will have a good shot to added to the active roster again in Week 15 versus the Panthers.
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Blake Grupe K | IND
Colts' Blake Grupe: Back to practice squad
Grupe reverted to the Colts' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Grupe was elevated to the Colts' active roster for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, during which he connected on both of his field-goal attempts and his lone point-after try. He served as the Colts' starting placekicker ahead of Michael Badgley, and Grupe should have another opportunity to kick this Sunday against the Seahawks.