Hale signed a contract with the Packers on Wednesday, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.

Hale is now the third kicker on Green Bay's roster, joining the returning Anders Carlson and free-agent addition Greg Joseph. The latter was considered the favorite to land the job, but the addition of Hale, who went undrafted in 2024 out of Oklahoma State, likely signals no one currently has a firm grasp on the role.

Santos has three years remaining on his contract with Chicago, and he is currently the only kicker on the team's roster.

In four years with the Bears, Santos has converted 93 percent of his field goals, making him one of the most accurate kickers in the league. However, due to being a part of some weak offenses, the kicker has exceeded 30 made field goals once since 2020. If the Bears offense breaks out with Caleb Williams at quarterback, Santos could become a top-12 option at his position.

Butker has agreed to a four-year extension with the Chiefs, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Per Rapoport, Butker's deal -- which makes him the NFL's highest-paid kicker -- is a four-year, $25.6 million extension with $17.8 million in guarantees. The 29-year-old is coming off a 2023 regular season in which he made 33 of his 35 field-goal attempts en route to scoring 137 points in 17 games. While working behind Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes' helmed offense, Butker remains a premium fantasy kicking option ahead of the coming campaign.

Joseph has the upper hand in the starting kicker race for Green Bay after going 7-for-7 in field-goal tries during practice Thursday compared to Anders Carlson's 4-for-7 session, Matt Schneidman of The New York Times reports.

The veteran kicker signed with Green Bay in March and has so far brought an experienced presence that could give him the advantage as he battles against Carlson for the starting spot. Joseph has now made 29 of 31 of kicks attempted in front of reporters during training camp while Carlson has gone 25-of-31.

Fellow kicker Greg Joseph has been more accurate than Carlson during open practices this summer, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

The Packers brought in veteran competition this offseason after Carlson, a 2023 sixth-round pick, missed seven field-goal attempts and six PATs in 19 games (including playoffs) during his rookie campaign. Joseph has made 29 of 31 kicks in practices open to reporters at training camp, while Carlson is 25-for-31. That said, Joseph was also far from spectacular last year, going 24-for-30 on field-goal attempts for the division-rival Vikings -- his third straight year missing at least five FGAs.

Fairbairn made one of two field-goal attempts and two of two extra-point kicks in Thursday's 21-17 preseason loss to Chicago.

Fairbairn connected on a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter, then missed from long distance -- 58 yards -- just before the game was suspended due to inclement weather. The Texans are confident in Fairbairn, who was unsuccessful on just one of his 28 attempts in 2023 and has a career 87.1 percent FGA success rate. Houston's potentially explosive offense should move Fairbairn up the kicker rankings.

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.