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The Commanders claimed Patterson off waivers from the Jaguars on Wednesday.

Patterson lost the kicking competition in Jacksonville just two days ago, but he's quickly found work again with Washington. The 24-year-old kicker made 15 of his 17 field goal attempts with Detroit last season and has gone 93-of-97 on extra-point tries during his career. Patterson will now compete with Ramiz Ahmed for the Commanders' placekicking duties.

The Packers waived Turner on Tuesday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Turner signed with Green Bay in June but will head to waivers. The rookie undrafted free agent first signed with Detroit before being waived, and he will now look to join his third team since April.

The Jaguars waived Patterson on Monday.

Patterson had been competing with rookie sixth-rounder Cam Little for Jacksonville's starting kicking job, and it looks like Little came out ahead. Patterson, who turns 25 in September, has converted 59 of 67 field-goal attempts (88.1 percent) in his career, but just 19 of 25 tries (76.0 percent) from 40-plus yards.

Little appears to have won the Jaguars' kicking competition, Demetrius Harvey of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union reports.

Little is now the lone kicker on Jacksonville's roster after the team waived Riley Patterson on Monday. The two were competing for the team's kicking job and it looks like Little has come out on top. The rookie was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft this offseason at 212th overall. He never missed an extra-point attempt during his collegiate career at Arkansas, and he also converted four of five field-goal tries from 50 yards or more in 2023. Special-teams coordinator Heath Farwell indicated Saturday that Little has been locked in and consistent at camp.

The Vikings waived Romo on Monday.

It was an uphill battle for Romo to make Minnesota's 53-man roster, as he was competing with Will Reichard, the NCAA's all-time leader in points, for the team's placekicker duties. Romo has yet to kick in an NFL game, and he'll now look elsewhere for the opportunity to do so.

Reichard's competitor for the Vikings' top kicker spot, John Parker Romo, was waived by the team Monday, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

It appears that Reichard has won the job for Minnesota's kicking duties in 2024, which is no surprise considering the Alabama product was the first kicker selected in this year's NFL Draft. Reichard now stands alone as the only kicker on the Vikings' roster.

The Lions placed Badgley (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.

Badgley tore his hamstring during practice Thursday and will be out for the entire 2024 campaign. The veteran was slated to compete for the opportunity to be Detroit's kicker for the upcoming campaign, so the team will likely bring another kicker into training camp to push Jake Bates for the role. Bates was signed by the Lions in June after a record-setting performance in the UFL this spring, but he's yet to take a snap in the NFL.

Badgley suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during Thursday's practice, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

A torn hamstring during the first week of training camp will end Badgley's season before it really began, with the Lions reportedly planning to place him on injured reserve in the coming days. Jake Bates, a 2023 UDFA and breakout performer with the UFL's Michigan Panthers this past spring, is left as the only kicker on the roster, but it presumably won't be long before the team brings in some competition. Whoever ends up winning the job could have fantasy value even if they're inexperienced, as the Lions had one of the better offenses in the league last season and return most of their key pieces for 2024.

Hopkins agreed to terms Monday on a three-year, $15.9 million extension with the Browns, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Hopkins' extension ties him to Cleveland through the 2027 campaign and makes him the fifth-highest-paid kicker in the NFL, tied with Ka'imi Fairbairn at $5.3 million annually. Across 15 games last season, the veteran kicker converted 33 of 36 field-goal attempts and 24 of 26 extra-point tries. At 92 percent, Hopkins' field-goal conversion rate in 2023 was the highest of his career.

Turner was claimed off waivers by the Packers on Thursday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Turner inked a deal with the Lions as an undrafted free agent shortly after the 2024 NFL Draft, but he was ultimately waived earlier in the week. He will now stay within the division and relocate to Green Bay, where the Packers already roster two kickers in Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph. The former had an up-and-down season as a rookie in 2023 and will now have to compete against both Joseph and Turner for the kicking job entering the upcoming season.