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The Packers waived Brkic (hamstring) with an injury designation Sunday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Brkic reportedly tweaked his hamstring during Friday's pregame warmups but still opted to kick in the preseason opener. The Oklahoma product made all three of his extra-point tries, but he badly misfired on his first field-goal attempt as a professional. With Mason Crosby (knee) still on the PUP list following offseason surgery, the Packers' No. 2 spot remains up for grabs. In a corresponding move, Green Bay signed USFL kicker Ramiz Ahmed, who figures to operate as the primary place kicker during during Week 2 of the preseason.

The Packers waived Brkic (hamstring) on Sunday.

Brkic reportedly tweaked his hamstring during Friday's pregame warmups but still opted to kick in the preseason opener. He made all three of his extra-point tries, but he badly misfired on his first field-goal attempt as a professional. With Mason Crosby (knee) still on the PUP list following offseason surgery, the Packers No. 2 spot remains up for grabs. In a corresponding move, Green Bay signed USFL kicker Ramiz Ahmed, who figures to operate as the primary place kicker during Week 2 off the preseason.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Sunday that Brkic tweaked his hamstring during Friday's pregame warmups, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Despite the tweak, Brkic still opted to kick Friday and made all three of his extra-point tries, but he badly misfired on his first field-goal attempt as a professional. With Mason Crosby (knee) still on the PUP list following offseason surgery, the Packers have had a revolving door at kicker during training camp. Green Bay most recently signed Ramiz Ahmed to operate as the emergency kicker in case Brkic's hamstring issue flares up again.

Myers made his lone field-goal try and both extra-point attempts in Saturday's 32-25 preseason loss to the Steelers.

Myers hit his field goal from 33 yards out. The 31-year-old kicker currently has no competition in training camp or the preseason even though he struggled last year, as he connected on just 17 of 23 field-goal attempts (74 percent). Myers will be a free agent after the 2022 season.

Fairbairn converted 1-of-2 field-goal attempts and made both extra-point kicks in Saturday's 17-13 preseason win over the Saints.

Fairbairn connected on a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter then missed wide right in the waning seconds of the first half on a 59-yard attempt. The kicker is coming off a down season, but he's converted 18-of-28 (64.2 percent) of his attempts from beyond the 50 during his career. Houston head coach Lovie Smith views Fairbairn as a weapon, telling Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle earlier this week the team has "big plans for him" in 2022. "We're expecting big things," Smith added.

Brkic missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt and made all three of his point-after-touchdown tries in Friday's preseason game against the 49ers.

Brkic was true on his three extra-point tries, but he badly misfired on his first field goal attempt as a professional, and from not too far out. With Mason Crosby (knee) on the PUP list, Brkic is the only healthy kicker on the Packers' roster. However, Crosby will almost certainly handle the kicking duties for the Packers when he recovers, and Brkic is not a lock to fill in if Crosby remains out when the regular season gets underway.

York made all three extra-point kicks and was successful on a 31-yard field-goal attempt in Friday's 24-13 win over the Jaguars in preseason action.

It was a banner night for the Browns' 2022 Draft class, which accounted for all 24 points scored -- fifth-round pick Jerome Ford scored two touchdowns and third-round pick Martin Emerson had a pick six. York built off what has been a strong camp thus far and is a lock to be Cleveland's placekicker, as the rookie fourth-round pick has no competition.

The Cowboys are signing Maher to replace fellow kicker Jonathan Garibay, who was waived Tuesday, Rob Phillips of the team's official site reports.

Maher previously played for Dallas in 2018-19, converting 49 of 66 field-goal attempts (74.2 percent) and 68 of 69 PATs (98.6 percent). He made kicks from 62 and 63 yards during that time, but the inconsistency largely overshadowed his leg strength. Maher now will compete with Lirim Hajrullahu for the kicker job in Dallas.

Tucker signed a four-year extension with the Ravens on Monday.

Tucker had another All-Pro season last year after going 35-for-37 on field-goal attempts, including a perfect 6-for-6 from 50-plus yards. The 33-year-old also set an NFL record by nailing a 66-yard game-winner Week 3 in Detroit. Per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Tucker's new contract is worth $6 million per year with $17.5 million guaranteed, which makes him the highest-paid kicker in the league once again after Chris Boswell had recently tied Tucker with a four-year, $20 million deal ($12.5 million guaranteed). Tucker was already under contract for two more years, so his extension will keep him in Baltimore through the 2027 campaign.

Fairbairn has made all field-goal attempts during the special-teams period in camp, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Fairbairn, who had been a constant his first four seasons with Houston, is coming off a down season that saw him dip below 80.0 percent in field-goal accuracy and miss three of 16 extra-point kicks (81%). The Texans were a mess last season, and many players had off years, but the offense is expected to be better in 2022. However, it remains an offense that's not expected to score a lot of touchdowns. As such, Fairbairn could be called on to attempt more field goals than his 19 tries of 2021.