Sergio Castillo’s time with the New York Jets is up.
The Jets announced on Tuesday that they’ve released Castillo after he kicked in six games for them. Castillo was 8-15 on field goals and 6-7 on extra points. He started off his Jets career strong, making six of his first seven field goal attempts in his first three games. However, it went downhill in recent weeks, with Sunday’s game against the Seahawks serving as the nail in the coffin. Castillo went 1-4 on field goals with misses from 37, 41 and 43 yards out.
On Monday, the Jets claimed kicker Chase McLaughlin off waivers from the Jaguars. With McLaughlin signed and Sam Ficken expected back this week, Castillo was the odd man out.
With Castillo now gone, it will either be McLaughlin or Ficken kicking for the Jets on Sunday in Los Angeles.