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The Saints signed Daniel Carlson to a contract Monday, and Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports that the move indicates that Smythe may not be New Orleans' kicker for the upcoming season.

Smythe joined New Orleans in 2024 through the International Player Pathway and took over as the team's kicker over the final five games of the 2025 regular season, going 12-for-16 on field-goal attempts and 13-for-13 on extra-point tries. However, Smythe was unable to separate himself from Tanner Brown in the kicking competition in training camp, and the Saints have elected add Carlson into the mix. The Saints should confirm who their kicker is for the regular season following Friday's preseason finale against the Cowboys.

Reichard is a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals through the first two preseason games, with a long of 54 yards.

Reichard was a top-10 fantasy kicker last year and looks to be ready for the season, considering he's been perfect thus far this preseason. Richard finished the 2025 campaign tied with the Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey and the Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin for the league lead in made kicks from 50-plus yards.

Loop is 3-for-4 on field goal tries and 4-for-4 on extra points thus far in preseason.

The second-year kicker is under a bit of a microscope after an uneven rookie campaign that had some lowlights, such as the missed kick in Week 18 against the Steelers that kept Baltimore out of the playoffs. The team has expressed confidence in Loop throughout the offseason by not bringing in a veteran kicker to compete. Loop missed his first field goal of the preseason but has been true on his other attempts. Additionally, Loop has developed some consistency in practices, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.

Carlson agreed to a contract with the Saints on Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

A two-time All-Pro selection with the Raiders, Carlson will add a more battled-tested option to a Saints kicker competition that includes incumbent Charlie Smyth and Tanner Brown. The 31-year-old Carlson had been unsigned since May, and even after a down year with Las Vegas in 2025, he's still converted his field-goal attempts at a stellar 86.9 percent clip through his first eight NFL seasons.

Slye converted all four of his field-goal attempts and made his only PAT try in Sunday's 19-16 preseason win over the Seahawks.

Slye has been locked in this preseason. He hit all four of his field-goal attempts in the preseason opener against San Francisco, with a long of 58 yards, and Slye added another 4-for-4 performance Sunday. Slye was true from 55, 33, 40 and 43 yards against the Seahawks. The big-legged kicker is thriving in the low-pressure environment of the preseason, but Slye has had accuracy issues creep up during the past three regular seasons, converting 80 percent or fewer of his field-goal attempts in each of those campaigns.

Marjan was waived by the Steelers on Sunday, Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.

Marjan went 3-for-3 on extra-point attempts while missing a 44-yard field-goal try over two preseason games with the Steelers before being let go. If he goes unclaimed on waivers, there's a good chance he remains with Pittsburgh as a member of the team's practice squad.

Ryland made field goals of 38 and 31 yards, missed a 62-yarder wide right and knocked through his only extra-point try in the Cardinals' 34-13 preseason loss to the Cowboys on Saturday.

Ryland's one miss was excusable considering the distance, and the fourth-year pro was otherwise perfect on the night. Through three preseason games, the 2023 fourth-round pick of the Patriots is 7-for-9 on field goals and has connected on all seven extra-point tries. Ryland is the only placekicker on the Cardinals' roster and will be looking to improve on the 81.5 percent success rate on field goals that he's mustered over his first two seasons in Arizona during the 2026 campaign.

McPherson connected on field-goal attempts of 25 and 58 yards while also knocking home all three PATs in the Bengals' 27-9 preseason win over the Bears on Saturday.

McPherson put the Bengals on the board with 4:40 remaining in the opening period via his 25-yarder before pushing through his long-distance boot with 14:11 remaining in the contest to close out the scoring for either squad. McPherson, who's now 5-for-5 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs through two preseason games, is set to serve as Cincinnati's placekicker for the sixth straight season. The 2021 fifth-round pick is coming off a 2025 campaign where he posted a career-best 89.3 percent success rate on field goals and also went 41-for-44 on extra-point tries across 17 regular-season games.

Santos connected on field-goal attempts of 45, 26 and 44 yards and missed wide right from 53 yards in the Bears' 27-9 preseason loss to the Bengals on Saturday.

The veteran kicker's one miss is somewhat excusable given the distance, as well as his accuracy on the three attempts that preceded it. The veteran, who's now 5-for-7 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs through two preseason games, is set to serve as the Bears' placekicker for the seventh straight season following a 2025 campaign in which he connected on 83.3 percent of his 30 field-goal attempts and all 39 of his point-after tries across 15 regular-season games.

Borregales made his only field-goal attempt, from 41 yards out, and connected on all three extra-point tries in the Patriots' 24-21 preseason win over the Eagles on Saturday.

Borregales had a shaky preseason opener against the Colts where he misfired on three field-goal attempts, but the UM product was able to convert every opportunity presented to him Saturday. Borregales does ostensibly have some slack after posting respective 84.4 percent and 96.4 percent success rates on field goals and PATs as a rookie in 2025, following up those solid numbers by making four of six field-goal attempts and all seven extra-point tries in New England's four-game postseason run.