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Josh Lambo retires from pro sports after career in MLS and NFL

Josh Lambo is hanging up his boots — and cleats — after spending time both in MLS and the NFL.

Josh Lambo just wrapped up a unique career.

Lambo, 32, announced Friday that he is retiring from professional sports after playing both soccer and American football in the United States.

“Today, I officially retire from pro sports. 4 years in MLS and 7 in the NFL have led me to things I could only dream of, and now I want to help others accomplish their goals as I become a speaker and author,” Lambo tweeted. “Thank you to the fans that supported me and the teammates I worked [with].”

After playing goalkeeper at the IMG Academy in high school, Lambo was selected by FC Dallas in the first round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. His MLS career never took off, but Lambo did make four appearances for FC Tampa Bay (now known as the Rowdies) while on loan in 2010.

Lambo also made two appearances for the U.S. U-17 national team and four starts for the U-20 team. After his soccer career stalled, Lambo attended Texas A&M University as a placekicker from 2012-2014.

The GK-turned-K later joined the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He went on to spend eight years in the NFL, converting 128 of his 147 field goal attempts with a career long of 59 yards. Lambo scored 530 points in the NFL and earned second-team All-Pro recognition in 2019.

Lambo spent time with four NFL teams, including a five-year run with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2017 to 2021.

Several NFL wide receivers have dabbled in soccer, from Odell Beckham Jr. to Chad Johnson to Allen Lazard — but the most natural position that translates between both sports is kicker.

Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa kicked 55-yard field goals with ease at the Houston Texans’ practice facility last summer. The USMNT’s once-capped Tanner Tessmann has also dabbled in gridiron football’s kicking duties.

The most notable fútbol-to-football success story is Toni Fritsch, who won three Austrian league titles with Rapid Vienna before going on to play 14 seasons in the NFL as a kicker, winning a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys.

Lambo’s soccer career didn’t go the way he hoped, but a 12-year career in pro sports is no small feat. Best wishes to him in his post-playing endeavors.

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Former Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo announces retirement

Josh Lambo, who is sixth in Jaguars history in scoring, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo, who is sixth in franchise history in scoring, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday morning.

Lambo, 32, began his professional sports career as a soccer goalkeeper and was a top 10 draft pick for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. But after three seasons without appearing in an MLS game, he retired from the sport. He switched his attention to football and eventually earned a spot on the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent.

After two seasons with the Chargers, Lambo was signed by the Jaguars in 2017 following struggles by Jason Myers. Lambo made 76 of 80 field goals over the next three and a half seasons with the Jaguars.

Lambo’s tenure with the Jaguars ended in 2021 after he started the season by missing his first three field goals and two of his first seven extra point tries. He then had a brief stint with the Tennessee Titans in 2022 before he was waived in November.

The end of Lambo’s time in Jacksonville was marred by a dispute with head coach Urban Meyer. According to Lambo, Meyer kicked him during warmups before a preseason game and told him, “Hey dips–t, make your f–king kicks!”

Lambo has an active lawsuit against the Jaguars over the incident and his subsequent struggles in the 2022 season. The suit was dismissed by a Duval County judge in November, but an amended complaint was filed by Lambo later that month.

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Ex-Titans kicker Josh Lambo announces retirement

Former Titans and Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo has announced his retirement from the NFL.

Former Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo has announced his retirement from the NFL.

Lambo took to Twitter on Friday morning to break the news, which marks the end of his eight-year career in the league, where he spent time with the Chargers, Jaguars and Titans.

An undrafted free-agent signing of the Chargers in 2016, Lambo spent two years there before moving on to play for the Jaguars for another five. He then spent the final year of his career with the Titans, albeit in a very brief stint.

Lambo appeared in one game for Tennessee in 2022 after being signed to the practice squad. He did not attempt a field goal but made three of four extra points in a Week 11 win over the Green Bay Packers, a game that saw starting kicker Randy Bullock sit because of injury.

Lambo infamously made headlines in 2022, when he filed a lawsuit against the Jaguars for a “hostile work environment”, with one of the accusations being then-head coach Urban Meyer once kicked him in practice.

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Titans waive K Josh Lambo among four roster moves

The Titans made four roster moves on Monday.

The Tennessee Titans announced four roster moves on Monday, one of which included the parting of ways of kicker Josh Lambo, who was waived from the active roster.

This appears to be good news for the Titans, as it likely means kicker Randy Bullock is ready to return after a one-game absence. Lambo missed one of his four extra point tries in Week 11 but did not attempt a field goal.

And, with nobody being added in Lambo’s place on the roster, it leaves the Titans with an open spot. The hope is rookie wide receiver Kyle Philips, who is eligible to return from injured reserve this week, eventually takes that spot.

In addition to that move, the Titans waived tight end Anthony Auclair from the practice squad and added both wideout Chris Conley and offensive lineman Eric Smith.

Tennessee will host the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12, with kickoff set for noon CDT on Sunday.

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Titans promote kicker Josh Lambo from practice squad, waive WR Chris Conley

The Titans waived WR Chris Conley to make room for kicker Josh Lambo, who was promoted from the practice squad.

The Tennessee Titans were hit with a bit of unfortunate news on the final injury report of the week as kicker Randy Bullock has officially been declared out with his right-calf issue.

Bullock apparently suffered some type of injury to his leg during last Sunday’s pregame warmups. Despite all this, Bullock was able to kick for the team against the Broncos and he did so admirably.

However, this injury is at least serious enough to prevent the Titans kicker from playing in Thursday night’s massive showdown in Green Bay.

With Bullock out, the team has signed kicker Josh Lambo to their 53-man roster from the practice squad.

The Michigan native was recently signed to the team’s practice squad after seven previous years of NFL experience with both the Chargers (2015-16) and Jaguars (2017-21).

Over Lambo’s career, he has connected on 128 of 147 field goal attempts (87.1 percent) with a career-long of 59 yards.

The eighth-year kicker has tallied 527 career points, while also earning second-team All-Pro honors after his impressive 2019 campaign in which he made 33-of-34 field goals for the Jaguars.

In order to make room for Lambo, the Titans waived wide receiver Chris Conley.

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Josh Lambo’s lawsuit against Jaguars dismissed

A Duval County judge granted the Jaguars’ request to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the team by former kicker Josh Lambo.

A Duval County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Jacksonville Jaguars by the team’s former kicker Josh Lambo, according to court records.

Lambo filed the lawsuit in May, about seven months after he was released by the team in October 2021. In July, the Jaguars filed a motion to dismiss which was granted by Judge G.L. Feltel Jr. last week. Lambo was given 21 days to file an amended complaint, and according to ESPN and the Associated Press, his attorney Betsy Brown says he plans to do so.

The former Jaguars kicker, who was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad Tuesday, told the Tampa Bay Times last year that he was kicked by former coach Urban Meyer in August 2021.

“I’m in a lunge position. Left leg forward, right leg back,” Lambo said to Stroud. “… Urban Meyer, while I’m in that stretch position, comes up to me and says, ‘Hey Dips–t, make your f–king kicks!’ And kicks me in the leg.

“It certainly wasn’t as hard as he could’ve done it, but it certainly wasn’t a love tap. Truthfully, I’d register it as a five (out of 10). Which in the workplace, I don’t care if it’s football or not, the boss can’t strike an employee. And for a second, I couldn’t believe it actually happened. Pardon my vulgarity, I said, ‘Don’t you ever f–king kick me again!’ And his response was, ‘I’m the head ball coach, I’ll kick you whenever the f–k I want.’”

Lambo alleged in his lawsuit that the incident “initiated a pattern of harassment” from Meyer that happened regularly and affected his performance on the field. He also alleged that his release from the team was due to his complaints about Meyer’s conduct, violating the Florida Private Sector Whistle-blower’s Act.

In the Jaguars’ motion to dismiss, the team wrote that Lambo was released due to his “obvious and extreme decline in on-field performance” and the team’s comfort in his replacement Matthew Wright.

Lambo joined the Jaguars in 2017 and made 76 of his 80 field goal attempts over his first four seasons with the team, including all but one of his 13 tries from at least 50 yards. He was 0-for-3 on field goals and 5-for-7 on extra points in 2020 when he was released.

Titans add Josh Lambo to practice squad among 9 moves

Among the nine moves the Titans made was the expected placement of CB Caleb Farley on injured reserve.

The Tennessee Titans have placed 2021 first-round pick and cornerback Caleb Farley on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Farley suffered a back injury during the Week 10 game against the Denver Broncos that is reportedly a herniated disc that will likely require surgery, ending his 2022 campaign, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport.

This is the latest issue with injuries that Farley has run into. Since his days in college, Farley has had multiple back surgeries and a pair of torn ACLs, one of which was suffered in his rookie campaign.

Farley entered this year with some optimism, as he was expected to assume a starting role in the secondary. However, he was beaten out by rookie Roger McCreary.

Since then, Farley has struggled whenever he has seen the field and has been relegated to special teams duty the last four weeks, seeing zero defensive snaps.

Along with that move, the Titans promoted two players to the active roster in defensive lineman Larrell Murchison and linebacker Joe Schobert. The Titans are dealing with multiple injuries at both positions.

Both Murchison and Schobert had been elevated from the practice squad three times this season, which is the maximum amount allowed. So, if Tennessee wanted to use them again, they had to be promoted first.

Prior to Murchison’s promotion being announced, it was reported by Justin Melo of The Draft Network that the 2020 firth-round pick is signing a multi-year deal that runs through 2024.

But those were just three of the moves made by Tennessee on Tuesday. The Titans also made a flurry of moves on the practice squad. They are as follows:

Bears are signing K Michael Badgley

The Bears are signing kicker Michael Badgley, indicating Cairo Santos will likely not be available for Sunday’s game against the Giants.

The Chicago Bears will have a new kicker when they take on the New York Giants on Sunday. Veteran kicker Michael Badgley is reportedly signing with the Bears, according to his agent Brian McLaughlin. He will handle kicking duties for the Bears as Cairo Santos will miss the game due to personal reasons.

Badgley came into the league in 2018 with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent, but wound up playing with the Los Angeles Chargers for the first few seasons of his career. Between 2018 and 2020, Badgley played in 34 games for the Chargers and converted 80 percent of his field goals.

He played in one game for the Tennessee Titans last season before signing back with the Colts to replace an injured Rodrigo Blankenship. He played in 12 games and converted 18-of-21 field goals and made all of his extra points. He now reunites with former Colts defensive coordinator and current Bears head coach Matt Eberflus this weekend.

Badgley, along with veterans Brian Johnson and Josh Lambo, were brought in to workout with the Bears on Friday with Santos’ status up in the air. Santos missed the last two practices with personal reasons and has been away from the facility. He’s officially listed questionable for Sunday, but he did not travel with the team to New York, indicating Badgley will be the only kicker dressed for the game.

The Bears and Giants kickoff this Sunday at noon CT in East Rutherford, NJ.

Colts work out kickers Josh Lambo, Matthew Wright

The Colts brought in a pair of kickers (and potentially more) for a workout Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Colts worked out free-agent kickers Josh Lambo and Matthew Wright on Tuesday, according to Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star.

Following the rough opener for Rodrigo Blankenship, which included two kickoff out of bounds and a failed attempt on the winning field-goal, many have been calling for the Colts to replace the third-year kicker.

The Colts are likely going to hold a tryout for several kickers so this may not be the only group of players.

Lambo spent two years with the San Diego Chargers (2015-2016) and five years with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2017-2021). He has converted 89.7% of his field goals and 89.9% of his extra-point attempts.

Wright has played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2020) and one with the Jaguars (2021). He has converted 89.3% of his field-goal attempts and 90.9% of his extra-point attempts.

It will be interesting to see if the Colts bring in any more kickers, and everyone will be watching to see what kind of decision they make.

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Report: Jaguars file motion to dismiss lawsuit of former PK Josh Lambo

Former PK Josh Lambo filed a lawsuit against the Jags in May and they’ve now made the next move.

Back in May, former Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Josh Lambo filed a lawsuit against the team to receive his $3.5 million salary from 2021, in addition to damages for emotional distress cause by former coach Urban Meyer. Now, almost two months later, an update has been provided on the situation as the Jags have made the latest move. 

According to The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan, the organization has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Kaplan was able to acquire court documents that say the Jags organization claims Lambo didn’t follow up with them after his agent claimed that Meyer kicked him and expressed expletives towards him.

“Club’s legal counsel ‘acknowledged and responded immediately to the query made by Lambo’s agent,’” the motion reads. “Plaintiff does not allege he or his agent ever responded to the inquiry made by Club’s legal counsel offering to follow up with Plaintiff, with Mr. Meyer and/or with Club management.”

The Jaguars also say they can’t be sued for retaliation under the Florida Whistleblower Act because it wasn’t the club that instructed Meyer to “assault” Lambo.

“Plaintiff’s case is predicated solely on the alleged criminal acts of Urban Meyer, not any policy, practice or activity of club,” the motion reads.

The alleged incident between Lambo and Meyer was first reported in December, but it reportedly took place during warmups before the Jags’ third preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys last year. 

“I’m in a lunge position. Left leg forward, right leg back,” Lambo said. “… Urban Meyer, while I’m in that stretch position, comes up to me and says, ‘Hey Dips–t, make your f–king kicks!’ And kicks me in the leg.”

Meyer denied the claims back in December, which was the same month the Jags fired him. Lambo wasn’t the only person to come forward, though, as additional reports have revealed that other players and coaches also had issues with Meyer. 

Lambo’s team has not yet publicly addressed the Jaguars’ response.

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