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Davis was released Tuesday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Stephen Hauschka was always going to win the kicking job unless he suffered an injury, so we suppose this gives Davis a head start on finding work elsewhere before more sweeping cuts are made around the league.

Bryant (undisclosed) will return to practice Wednesday, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Bryant's absence shouldn't have any implications on his status with the team, given his consistent history as the team's placekicker. However, it's given rookie David Marvin an opportunity to showcase his ability in the preseason.

Santos (groin) appears to have fallen out of the Jets' kicker competition, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports.

With Santos hindered by yet another groin injury, the Jets claimed Jason Myers off waivers to compete with Taylor Bertolet. It's probably only a matter of time until the team releases Santos with an injury settlement.

The Jets claimed Myers off waivers Tuesday, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports.

Myers was waived by the Seahawks on Monday, losing out to Sebastian Janikowski for the kicker job in Seattle. The 27-year-old will now try to make an impression in New York, where he figures to compete with Taylor Bertolet after Cairo Santos dropped out of the mix due to a groin injury. Regardless of which player wins the job, there isn't much reason to consider rostering a kicker from the Jets.

Gonzalez seems to have distanced himself in the battle for the Browns' starting kicker job, Nate Ulrich of The Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Gonzalez is currently competing with fellow kicker Ross Martin for the starting job, and the two had a kicking competition during Monday's practice. Gonzalez went 5-for-5 on his attempts, while Martin missed two that hit each upright. Head coach Hue Jackson took the competition very seriously, saying while game performance is what matters, performance in practice is an indicator of what could happen in a game.

Fairbairn (undisclosed) continues to be sidelined due to a soft-tissue injury, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Fairbairn missed Saturday's preseason game against the 49ers with the injury, and coach Bill O'Brien was unable to offer a timetable for his return. Nick Rose is filling in for the Texans and made his lone field-goal attempt from 32 yards Saturday, although he did miss an extra-point try.

Myers was released by the Seahawks on Monday.

Myers drew the tough task of trying to beat out veteran kicker Sebastian Janikowski for the starting duties and ultimately fell short. There's no denying Myers' ability, but whether he'll get another shot at a starting job this year could be out of his control.

Carlson has won the Vikings' kicker job, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The team released Kai Forbath on Monday, ending the competition halfway through the preseason. Carlson's status as a fifth-round pick made him the favorite all along, and Forbath probably lost his chance when the rookie nailed a 57-yard field goal and four extra-point attempts in the first week of the preseason. Given the overall strength of his team, Carlson is worth considering as a borderline top-10 kicker. The Vikings tied for eighth in field-goal attempts (38) and ninth in extra-point attempts (39) last season.

Sturgis appears to be losing the competition for the Chargers' kicker role, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The Chargers have had Sturgis and former second-round pick Roberto Aguayo competing for the regular season job. Sturgis was the favorite coming into camp but it appears he's fallen behind and now faces an uphill battle to make the roster.

Pineiro did not travel to Saturday's preseason loss to the Rams due to a groin injury, Omar Ruiz of the NFL Network reports.

Pineiro was unable to play Saturday after tweaking his groin during Wednesday's practice, while additional updates regarding his status should become available within the next couple days. The rookie had an upper leg on the kicking competition over Mike Nugent prior to his injury, but the latter connected on his lone field-goal attempt from 31 yards Saturday.