Tag: Greg Zuerlein

Jets re-sign Greg Zuerlein to two-year deal

Greg the Leg is staying in New York.

The Jets finish stability over the past few seasons in the kicking game with Greg Zuerlein after a number of up-and-down years. That stability will continue as the Jets have re-signed Zuerlein to a two-year deal worth $8.4 million, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Zuerlein is coming off one of the best seasons of his career, hitting 35 of 38 field goals along with 15 of 16 extra points. His 92.1% success rate in 2023 was the third-highest of his career. He also hit five field goals from 50+ yards. In 2022 against the Vikings, Zuerlein hit a 60-yard field goal which is the longest in franchise history.

That’s one key special-teamer locked in this free agency period for the Jets. Next up should be punter Thomas Morstead.

Greg Zuerlein of Jets with doink on field-goal attempt

A doinked field-goal attempt in Week 18 a mirror image of the Jets’ season

The New York Jets paid a visit to Foxborough and the New England Patriots on Sunday.

The weather was frightful, New England snow.

And Greg Zuerlein pretty much summed up the season of Gang Green with tha long field-goal attempt. The one that doinked off the upright.

Jets’ biggest Pro Bowl snubs

A look at four players on the Jets that had a case to be selected to the Pro Bowl.

The Jets landed two players in the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner are heading to Orlando in February to take part in the various events such as flag football and the tug of war.

However, even with the Jets at 6-10, there are a few players who made a strong case to be selected for the Pro Bowl that came up short. They could still make the roster as an alternate, but for now, they’re left empty-handed. Let’s talk about some of those players here.

Jets elevate Nick Bawden, Bruce Hector; Greg Zuerlein good to go

The Jets elevated Nick Bawden and Bruce Hector from the practice squad for Week 17 and kicker Greg Zuerlein is good to go.

The Jets announced they elevated fullback Nick Bawden and defensive lineman Bruce Hector from the practice squad for Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

One player the Jets did not elevate was kicker Austin Seibert. That would indicate Greg Zuerlein, who was questionable with a quad injury, should be good to go.

Bawden is being elevated for the second straight week following his roster gymnastics thanks to the Jets’ decision to activate quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Hector is being elevated for the first time this season. After spending Week 9 on the practice squad, Hector rejoined the practice squad for Week 14. Hector has bounced around the league during his first six seasons. He has played in 14 games with one start during stints with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions.

Top stars from Jets’ 30-28 Week 16 win over Commanders

Running through some of the top performers from the Jets’ 30-28 win on Christmas Eve over the Washington Commanders.

The Jets were up big, blew it then were up again when it mattered the most: at the end of the game. After holding 20-0 and 27-7 leads, the Jets let the Commanders back in the game, almost giving Washington a Christmas miracle. Instead, the Jets rallied late and Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard to give New York a 30-28 win to move to 6-9 on the season.

Zuerlein is one star from this game but there were a few more. So in the Christmas spirit, we’ll highlight a few stars from Sunday to spread some holiday cheer before the Jets get right back to work to prepare for Thursday’s trip to Cleveland.

Jets Instant Analysis: Jets avoid Christmas nightmare, Greg Zuerlein saves day in 30-28 win

Quick thoughts on the near nightmare that became a win for the Jets on Christmas Eve

The Jets nearly suffered a disastrous loss on Christmas Eve, watching a 27-7 lead turn into a 28-27 deficit against the Washington Commanders. Then, Greg Zuerlein played Santa Claus, delivering a present in the form of a 54-yard field goal and the Jets survived, winning 30-28. The Jets improve to 6-9 on the season while the Commanders fall to 4-11.

Here’s our quick notes and thoughts on what became a roller coaster of emotions for the Jets as they wrapped up the home portion of their 2023 season with a win.

Greg Zuerlein 54-yard field goal saves Jets from total embarrassment

Greg Zuerlein saved Christmas for the Jets and their fans

Woody Johnson said before his New York Jets played the Washington Commanders on Sunday at MetLife that GM Joe Douglas and coach Robert Saleh would be back in 2024.

No one would have blamed the team owner for having second thoughts after watching a near disaster against the Commanders.

Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard field goal with 5 seconds left to give the Jets a 30-28 win. They had seen a 27-7 lead evaporate and turn into a 28-27 deficit before the final drive.

The Jets led 20-0 and 27-7 at halftime.

However, Washington, which fell to 4-11, got three TDs bridging the third and fourth quarter to take the one-point lead.

Trevor Siemian led an 8-play, 31-yard drive to set up Zuerlein for the kick that saved Christmas for Saleh and the Jets.

Thomas Morstead makes case for himself, Jets’ specialists to make Pro Bowl

Jets punter Thomas Morstead recently spoke with Jets Wire and said he would love for himself, Greg Zuerlein and Thomas Hennessy to all make the Pro Bowl.

Jets punter Thomas Morstead has been to the Pro Bowl just once in his 15 NFL seasons. That was back in 2012, his fourth year in New Orleans. He would love for 2023 to be his second trip to the Pro Bowl and made his case on Twitter.

Morstead very much has a case to be selected for the Pro Bowl. At 37 years old, Morstead is having one of the best seasons of his career. He is averaging 49.4 yards per punt and he has punted an incredible 81 times this season, tied with Jamie Gillan of the Giants. Only his 2012 Pro Bowl has seen Morstead have a higher punting average (50.1) and Morstead has already punted seven more times this season than he did all of 2012.

Morstead is tied for 3rd in punts inside the 20 with 28 and has done a fantastic job of pinning opponents near their goal line. Morstead is a key reason the Jets have three safeties this season.

Morstead would also love to see his fellow specialists join him in Orlando this season. Morstead made a case for kicker Greg Zuerlein and long snapper Thomas Hennessy.

“Look, Greg has missed one kick all season and that was a 52-yarder of the uprights (Week 4 vs. Kansas City),” Morstead said about his kicker recently to Jets Wire. “He’s been huge.”

Zuerlein has converted 27 of his 28 field goal attempts and 10 of 11 extra points this season.

Like Morstead, Zuerlein has also been to the Pro Bowl just once, back in 2017 with the Rams. His 96.4% success rate this season would stand as a career-high. He was successful on 95% of his kicks (38 of 40) in his 2017 Pro Bowl season.

As far as Hennessy goes, Morstead notes that he has been with the Jets seven seasons and hasn’t made a Pro Bowl but made sure to note he has been a key reason for the success on special teams this season as well.

“I think it would be a really cool thing for him to get a chance to go,” Morstead said about Hennessy. “He’s been a huge part of our success. You don’t have kickers and punters that are operating at Pro Bowl levels if they don’t have a snapper that’s operating at a super high level.”

Hennessy is currently the longest-tenured member of the Jets, joining the team in 2017. He signed a four-year extension worth $4.4 million back in April, a deal that gave Hennessy the most guaranteed money ($1.27 million) for a long snapper in the NFL.

Hennessy’s snaps are a big reason why Morstead has been able to get punts off so easily and why Zuerlein has been near perfect in his field goal attempts this season. It would be quite the highlight, and make plenty of sense, if all three specialists wind up going to Orlando for the Pro Bowl.

Instant analysis as Jets offense rolls craps in Las Vegas, fall to 4-5

Instant analysis as Jets offense rolls craps in Las Vegas, fall to 4-5

The New York Jets found sevens in Las Vegas. It’s too bad they were playing craps and not slots. The offense falls flat yet again, failing to score a touchdown as penalties either wiped out a touchdown or kept the Jets from scoring one. The cherry on top was Zach Wilson’s interception. The Jets lost to the Raiders 16-12 and now sit at 4-5, falling even further down the standings in the AFC, now sitting behind the Raiders and Colts.

Here’s some instant notes and thoughts from the Week 10 loss.

Giants net -9 passing yards in horrendous overtime loss to the Jets

The Jets downed the Giants in overtime in one ugly game

This will go down as one of the ugliest games of 2023 or any NFL season.

The New York Jets “earned” a road victory over the New York Giants, 13-10, on Sunday.

The game went to overtime when Greg Zuerlein kicked a field goal as time expired and then hit one in the extra session.

How wretched was the Giants’ strategy in the final minutes of regulation?

Big Blue accounted for a net of -9 yards passing.

The Giants had a chance to go for it on fourth-and-1 late to close out the game.

Brian Daboll opted for a field-goal try and Graham Gano missed, giving the Jets a last gasp.

Tommy DeVito, who replaced an injured Tyrod Taylor, was 2-of-7 passing for -1 yard.

Fans chanted “Let him throw” and DeVito was rarely given the opportunity.