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  • Cade York K | NO

    Browns' Cade York: Connects from beyond 50

    York was successful on all six field-goal attempts during Monday's practice session, Athony Poisal of the Browns' official site reports.

    York has been perfect over two kicking sessions, nailing all 12 attempts, including a 48-yarder Saturday and a 51-yarder Monday that split the uprights.

  • Steelers' Chris Boswell: Gets top-of-market payday

    Boswell agreed to a four-year, $20 million contract extension with the Steelers on Monday, thus tying him with Baltimore's Justin Tucker as the highest-paid kicker in NFL history, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Boswell was entering the final year of his current contract with Pittsburgh, so this new extension should tie him to the team for the next five seasons. The one-time Pro Bowler has been incredibly solid during his seven-year career with the Steelers, converting at least 84 percent of his field-goal attempts every season except for the 2018 campaign. Boswell is just two years removed from hitting a career-long 59-yard field goal, and he is coming off a 2021 season in which he made 36 of his 40 field-goal tries and missed just two extra points. The 31-year-old's new extension includes $12.5 million in guaranteed salary - a mark that also matches Tucker for the highest in NFL history.

  • Cairo Santos K | CHI

    Bears' Cairo Santos: Firm hold on kicking job

    Santos enters the season as the Bears' most accurate kicker in franchise history according to the Bears' official site.

    Santos is the teams' only kicker on the depth chart this preseason. He's converted 89.1 percent of his field-goal attempts (57 of 64) since joining the team. He's also converted 40 straight field goals, which is not only a team record but the third longest streak in NFL history. Despite his consistent excellence, the Chicago offense has limited him to 62 field-goal attempts over the last two years, which has limited his fantasy scoring potential. Unless the offense makes a significant jump in effectiveness, Santos remains a borderline top-12 kicker.

  • Cade York K | NO

    Browns' Cade York: Nails all FGA in session

    York made all six field-goal attempts during Saturday's practice, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

    York's longest attempt was from 48 yards -- it would have been good from another 10 yards, per Anthony Poisal of the Browns' official site -- in the first live kicking session of camp. The Browns have high expectations for the fourth-round draft pick and hope he can stabilize the placekicker position after Chase McLaughlin struggled down the stretch in 2021.

  • Caleb Shudak K | TEN

    Titans' Caleb Shudak: Moves to PUP list

    Shudak (undisclosed) was placed on the PUP list Saturday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

    Shudak suffered the undisclosed injury during minicamp in June, and he's still not healthy a month later. The 24-year-old signed with the Titans as a UDFA in May and will serve as competition for Randy Bullock once healthy.

  • Colts' Rodrigo Blankenship: Operating as starter at OTAs

    Colts head coach Frank Reich said last week that Blankenship (hip) is the favorite to win the starting kicker job over Jake Verity, Kevin Hickey of USA Today reports.

    Blankenship operated as the Colts' placekicker to start 2021, but he played just five games before being placed on IR with a hip injury, which ultimately ended his season. Michael Badgley replaced Blankenship last year, but he remains a free agent as Indianapolis signed Verity to provide competition to Blankenship during the offseason. Now healthy, Blankenship is poised to reclaim his starting gig. Across 21 career games, he's converted 43 of 51 field-goal attempts, with six of his eight misses coming from 40-plus yards.

  • Caleb Shudak K | TEN

    Titans' Caleb Shudak: Not practicing Tuesday

    Shudak won't practice Tuesday due to an undisclosed injury, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

    Wyatt relays that Shudak initially suffered the injury last week, but the severity of the issue remains unknown. The undrafted rookie out of Iowa went 24-for-28 on field-goal attempts during his final collegiate season, including 4-for-6 from 50-plus yards.

  • Gabe Brkic K | GB

    Packers' Gabe Brkic: Picked up by Green Bay

    Brkic was claimed off waivers by the Packers on Monday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

    The undrafted rookie out of Oklahoma will shift from Minnesota, who waived him Friday, to Green Bay after the latter cut kicker Dominik Eberle in a corresponding move Monday. As a result, Brkic will have a chance to establish himself as a potential long-term solution at kicker for the Packers, though Mason Crosby remains entrenched as the No. 1 option in Green Bay. Brkic converted 57 of his 69 field goal attempts over four years with the Sooners, including a long of 56 yards during his 2021 senior campaign, and was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award handed out to the best kicker in college football.

  • Wil Lutz K | DEN

    Saints' Wil Lutz: Gains medical clearance

    Lutz (abdomen) announced Monday he has been cleared to return to game action, Rod Walker of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

    Lutz was forced to sit out the entire 2021 season after undergoing core-muscle surgery last August, and his absence as a steadfast presence was notable for New Orleans' offense. Getting Lutz back in action as the starting placekicker will be a notable boost for the Saints for the 2022 campaign.

  • Gabe Brkic K | GB

    Gabe Brkic: Waived by Minnesota

    The Vikings waived Brkic on Friday.

    Brkic signed with the Vikings in May as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma and was expected to provide competition to the veteran Greg Joseph. After Brkic's release, Joseph is the only kicker on Minnesota's roster, but it's possible the Vikings opt to bring in another competitor for training camp.

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