With Josh Lambo on injured reserve and Brandon Wright dealing with a groin injury, the Jacksonville Jaguars will be signing veteran place kicker Stephen Hauschka. The news comes after coach Doug Marrone said the team would work out a few kickers Monday morning to head into Week 4 with and possibly beyond.
The #Jaguars are signing veteran kicker Stephen Hauschka, source said.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 28, 2020
Hauschka, 35, entered the NFL in 2008 as an undrafted player from North Carolina State and 2020 will be his twelfth season. He’s been a journeyman kicker, but his most notable runs came with the Seattle Seahawks (2011-16) where he earned a Super Bowl championship (XLVIII) and the Buffalo Bills (2017-19). He’ll enter the season with an 85.71% field goal rate (264-of-308) and a 95.7% (355-of-371) extra point attempt rate.
Hauschka’s signing likely will be a temporary one as Doug Marrone told the media that Lambo is no longer on crutches Monday morning. However, with him being on IR, the Jags will have to wait two more weeks until he’s under consideration to return.
Marrone says Lambo is off crutches now #Jaguars
— J.P. Shadrick (@jpshadrick) September 28, 2020
As for Wright, he’ll likely be placed on IR. Afterward, it’s possible the Jags could place him back on practice squad to continue developing as several teams have elected to use one of their extra practice squad spots at the kicker position.
Update: Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Jags will be placing former New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas on their practice squad.
The #Jaguars also are signing former #Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas to their practice squad, source said.
So after losing two kickers to injury last week, they add two today: Stephen Hauschka on the active roster, Rosas to the p-squad.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 28, 2020