The Saints removed Lutz (groin) fom the non-football injury list ahead of Wednesday's practice, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

The Saints never expected Lutz to miss much time and didn't even bother signing another kicker while he was idle. The end of the Drew Brees era comes with some uncertainty, but Lutz is still a viable option at the end of fantasy drafts, as he's an accurate kicker who plays home games in a dome for what should be a competitive team.

Haubeil was waived by the Titans on Sunday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Haubeil was expected to compete to be the Titans' starting kicker during training camp, but he'll now be let go after the team claimed Sam Ficken off waivers Sunday. The Ohio State graduate signed with Tennessee as an undreafted free agent in May after he converted on 28 of his 35 field-goal attempts in college.

Carlson (undisclosed) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.

It's unclear whether Carlson tested positive for the virus, but he'll be away from the team until he clears league protocols regardless. Dominik Eberle, who recently was cut by the Raiders, re-signed with the team Sunday and will handle the kicking reps for the immediate future.

The Saints placed Lutz on the non-football injury list Wednesday with a "soft-tissue" issue, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

General manager Mickey Loomis relayed that he expects Lutz to have a "pretty quick" recovery, meaning he may not miss many practice reps at the beginning of training camp. And with more than two weeks until New Orleans' first preseason game, Lutz has a good chance to miss no exhibition action whatsoever.

Patterson (undisclosed) was placed on the PUP list Monday, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Patterson missed most of spring drills with an undisclosed condition and now will miss at least a portion of training camp. Once the rookie gets healthy, he's expected to battle Greg Joseph for starting job in Minnesota.

Zuerlein has been placed on the PUP list due to offseason back surgery, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

The 33-year-old kicker has a history of back problems, including Dec. 2017 surgery to repair a herniated disk. Even so, the Cowboys head into training camp without another kicker on the roster, giving us a strong hint that they expect Zuerlein to be ready for Week 1. For now, backup punter Hunter Niswander can work with the FG and kickoff units in practice while Zuerlein finishes up his rehab process.

The Cowboys are putting Zuerlein (back) on the PUP list to start training camp, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

While there hasn't been any report of offseason surgery, Zuerlein does have a history of back injuries, including some appearances on the Cowboys' practice reports in the second half of last season. However, the 33-year-old has played 16 games in back-to-back seasons, and he could reclaim his past status as a top-five fantasy kicker if the Cowboys offense picks up where it left off before Dak Prescott (leg) suffered a season-ending injury last year. Zuerlein is the only kicker on the Cowboys' roster, so they'll need to sign someone else for training camp -- or use backup punter Hunter Niswander as a temporary kicker -- if Greg the Leg isn't ready to practice within the next few days.

Head coach Mike Vrabel stated that Haubeil will compete to be the team's starting kicker with Tucker McCann, John Glennon of BroadwaySportsMedia.com reports.

The Titans signed Haubeil as an undrafted free agent this offseason after spending his collegiate career at Ohio State. He had his best amateur season in 2019, when he made 13 of his 15 attempts while also connecting on a 55-yard field goal. Meanwhile, McCann spent the 2020 season on the team's practice squad, so he may have a slight advantage over Haubeil heading into training camp.

Indianapolis head coach Frank Reich said Wednesday that the Colts will have an open competition at placekicker between Rodrigo Blankenship and Pineiro during OTAs and training camp, Jim Ayello of The Indianapolis Star reports.

Blankenship is the incumbent, coming off a rookie season in which he converted 32 of 37 field-goal attempts and 43 of 45 extra-point tries. However, he didn't demonstrate a particularly strong leg, going 1-for-3 on kicks of 50 yards or more. Pineiro made both his 50-yard attempts when he last played for the Bears in 2019, but he spent the entire 2020 campaign on injured reserve with a groin injury. Blankenship has to be a heavy favorite for the job at this stage.

Indianapolis will have an open competition at kicker between Blankenship and Eddy Pineiro during OTAs and training camp, Jim Ayello of The Indianapolis Star reports. "[Blankenship] had a good season for us last year, so that's obviously taken into consideration. He'll have to earn it again this year...it is open competition," head coach Frank Reich said.

Blankenship had a solid rookie campaign, missing only five kicks (including PATs) inside of 50 yards. However, he had a key 33-yard misfire late in the third quarter against Buffalo during the playoffs. Blankenship doesn't have great range (1-for-3 on kicks of 50-plus yards), so the Colts could decide to go with a stronger leg. Still, Blankenship has to be considered a heavy favorite to retain the job over Pineiro.