Jaguars sign Commanders K Joey Slye to 1-year deal

After Brandon McManus joined the Commanders last week, the Jaguars are signing the kicker he replaced.

After losing their kicker to the Washington Commanders in free agency, the Jacksonville Jaguars are picking up the player he replaced. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Jaguars have signed former Commanders kicker Joey Slye to a one-year deal.

Slye, who turns 28 next month, began his career as an undrafted signee with the New York Giants and made stops with the Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, and San Francisco 49ers before joining Washington in 2021.

In two seasons and change with the Commanders, Slye made 56 of his 66 field goals and 65 of his 73 extra point tries. During the 2023 season, Slye was 19 of 24 on field goals and 32 of 35 on extra points. Slye made three of his five attempts from 50-plus yards, including a 61-yarder he made in October.

Shortly after the tampering period of free agency began last week, the Jaguars struck a deal with Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz on a three-year deal. But before the end of the day, Lutz changed his mind and opted to stay in Denver.

Following the departure of McManus, the only kicker on the Jaguars’ roster was Riley Patterson, the team’s 2022 kicker who returned in February on a reserve/futures deal.

Terms of Slye’s contract haven’t yet been revealed, but it would factor into the NFL’s compensatory formula if it reaches a certain pay threshold — likely upwards of $3 million next year.

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