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Jaguars dealing with injuries to pair of key special teamers

Jaguars dealing with injuries to pair of key special teamers

The Jaguars are dealing with injuries to a pair of key special teamers, punter Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik, ahead of Jacksonville’s Week 14 road matchup with the Tennessee Titans.

Cooke and Matiscik will appear on Jacksonville’s Week 14 injury report with lower-body injuries undisclosed at press time, Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson revealed Wednesday.

Jacksonville signed punter Matt Haack and long snapper Tucker Addington to its practice squad on Tuesday, anticipating Cooke and Matiscik’s limitations or potential unavailability.

“Both guys won’t practice today, so we just need to get the reps from that position,” Pederson said. “So, these two guys, we brought them in to fill that need.”

In his seventh season as Jacksonville’s starting punter, Cooke is averaging career-highs of 51.3 yards and 46 net yards per punt. 54.2% of his punts have been pinned inside the 20-yard line, also trending toward a career-best.

Matiscik has started 79 consecutive games at long snapper for the Jaguars since 2020. He earned First-Team All-Pro recognition in 2023 after recording eight special teams tackles.

Haack has punted 453 times with a 44.7-yard average in his eight-year NFL career, over four seasons with the Miami Dolphins and one-season stints with the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He has pinned 169 punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded 26 touchbacks.

Addington returned to Jacksonville after briefly playing for the Jaguars during the 2023 preseason. He has also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Washington Commanders and Dolphins since entering the NFL in 2022. He has appeared in 10 games and recorded one tackle.

Jaguars make practice squad moves, add QB John Wolford

Jaguars make practice squad moves, add QB John Wolford

The Jaguars made six practice squad moves Tuesday, signing quarterback John Wolford, punter Matt Haack and long snapper Tucker Addington and releasing offensive lineman Jerome Carvin, defensive end Joe Gaziano and cornerback Tyler Hall from the unit.

Wolford, who starred at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville from 2010-14, once held the state of Florida’s all-time high school passing records for yards (10,621) and touchdowns (126). He went on to throw for 8,794 yards with 59 touchdowns and 41 interceptions in four seasons at Wake Forest.

An undrafted free agent in 2018, Wolford originally signed with the New York Jets but was released before the regular season began.

Wolford was drafted by the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football that November and threw for 1,617 yards, 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions in eight games during the AAF’s lone season.

Wolford re-entered the NFL after the AAF suspended operations in April 2019, signing with the Los Angeles Rams, where he spent four seasons backing up quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford. He completed 61-of-104 passes for 626 yards with one touchdown and five interceptions over seven games and four starts.

Wolford signed with Tampa Bay’s practice squad before the 2023 season and joined the Buccaneers active roster last November. He re-signed with the Buccaneers this offseason but was released in August.

Haack joins the Jaguars as an insurance plan for starting punter Logan Cooke, who, according to head coach Doug Pederson, was dealing with soreness in his left knee after Jacksonville’s 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Haack has punted 453 times with a 44.7-yard average in his eight-year NFL career, over four seasons with the Miami Dolphins and one-season stints with the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He has pinned 169 punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded 26 touchbacks.

The Giants released Haack on Nov. 5 after he made four appearances for New York, punting 21 times.

Addington returns to Jacksonville after briefly playing for the Jaguars during the 2023 preseason. He has also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins since entering the NFL in 2022. He has appeared in 10 games and recorded one tackle.

Dolphins add new long snapper to practice squad

The Dolphins swapped out practice squad long snappers and are turning to Tucker Addington to handle the duties.

The Miami Dolphins are signing veteran long snapper Tucker Addington to their practice squad, his agent told Aaron Wilson KPRC 2 in Houston.

Addington, 27, previously had stints with the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Washington Commanders, although he only saw regular season action with New England and Washington.

The Dolphins have had a revolving door at long snapper in recent weeks after placing fifth-year player Blake Ferguson on the non-football illness list in October. The team signed Matt Overton to the practice squad and twice elevated him to the active roster.

However, a third elevation would’ve required the Dolphins to sign Overton to the active roster and release one of their 53 players to make room. Instead, Miami swapped a new long snapper on to the practice squad by signing Addington.

Presumably, the plan will be to elevate Addington twice to avoid dedicating one of their 53 roster spots to a long snapper while the Dolphins wait for Ferguson to return.

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Commanders sign long snapper Tucker Addington to practice squad

The Commanders will elevate Addington ahead of their final three games.

The Washington Commanders finally moved on from long snapper Camaron Cheeseman on Monday after another disastrous performance in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Cheeseman had at least three errant snaps, one of which cost Washington the extra point on its final touchdown.

But the snap that finally forced head coach Ron Rivera to move on from Cheeseman was the one that almost seriously injured punter Tress Way. Fortunately, Way was fine, but Rivera could no longer ignore Cheeseman’s season-long issues just because he was a former draft pick.

On Tuesday, Washington signed Tucker Addington to the practice squad. Why the practice squad? NFL teams can elevate a player to the active roster three times per season, and with three games remaining, the Commanders will elevate Addington for game days.

If Addington makes it through the remainder of the season with no issues, Washington can sign him to a futures contract, ensuring he remains on the offseason roster.

Addington, 26, played collegiately at Sam Houston State. After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Addington spent two seasons working at the Texas Long Snapping camp.

In 2022, Addington appeared in 10 games for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, which earned him an opportunity with the Dallas Cowboys. However, after a week on Dallas’s practice squad, Addington failed to win the job, and the Cowboys released him.

In Dec. 2022, Addington signed with the New England Patriots, where he appeared in three games. He was released the following summer.

He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad in August after his release but was waived nine days later. Addington was one of five long snappers Washington brought in for a workout in September.

Zach Selby of commanders.com had the following information about Addington.

Patriots announce release of two special teams contributors

The Patriots were busy on Tuesday with multiple roster moves

Despite being on a plane ride to Wisconsin for joint practices with the Green Bay Packers, the New England Patriots were still busy with multiple roster transactions on Tuesday.

They confirmed the signing of former XFL linebacker Carson Wells, along with announcing the releases of defensive lineman DaMarcus Mitchell and long snapper Tucker Addington.

Mitchell was a significant contributor for the Patriots on special teams in 2022. He appeared in 16 games and was in on 71 percent of the special teams snaps that season.

Meanwhile, Addington was always considered a long-shot to make the roster with Patriots veteran long snapper Joe Cardona signing a new four-year deal with the team in the offseason.

It has been a busy couple of days for New England with the team also announcing the signing of running back Ezekiel Elliott on Monday.

The roster tinkering won’t be ending anytime soon with less than a month away from the 53-man deadline.

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46 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 46 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 46 jersey number

The New England Patriots are 46 days away from officially opening the 2023 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles. So we’re continuing our countdown series by listing every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 46 jersey.

The number currently belongs to long snapper Tucker Addington, but the player most known for wearing it is none other than legendary fullback James Develin.

During a time when the fullback position was considered a dying breed, Develin helped raise it from the ashes as a Patriot. He’s a three-time Super Bowl champion and a former Pro Bowler. His contributions were truly one of a kind as a do-everything fullback.

Here’s every Patriots player, including Develin, that has worn the No. 46 throughout franchise history (via Pro Football Reference):

Patriots make four late roster moves ahead of Bengals game

The Patriots made four late roster moves on Friday.

The New England Patriots were busy on the eve of their Week 16 showdown with the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.

After revealing long snapper Joe Cardona was done for the season with a torn tendon in his foot, the team officially placed the veteran specialist on injured reserve on Friday.

In a corresponding move, the Patriots announced the signing of backup long snapper Tucker Addington from the practice squad to the main roster to serve as Cardona’s replacement. Along with resetting the long snapper position, kicker Tristan Vizcaino and tight end Scotty Washington were both elevated to the active roster.

Washington could be an interesting fit offensively with the team already playing without receiver DeVante Parker. Jakobi Meyers and rookie Tyquan Thornton are also questionable for the game.

So Washington gives quarterback Mac Jones another possible receiving target if the Patriots are shorthanded in this matchup. Meanwhile, Vizcaino will likely assume kick-off duties for the team.

There could be plenty more shuffling for the Patriots when the final injury report comes out before game time.

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Broncos made several roster moves on Tuesday

Tom Compton is officially back on the 53-man roster. View the full recap of the team’s moves below.

The Denver Broncos brought in two players for tryouts — including long snapper Tucker Addington — and made five roster moves on Tuesday.

Here’s a quick recap of the team’s transactions going into Wednesday’s first practice of the week leading up to the Las Vegas Raiders game.

Broncos brought in 5 more long snappers for tryouts

It seems like the Broncos are looking for a fallback option in case anything happens to Jacob Bobenmoyer during the season.

The Denver Broncos clearly want to have a backup plan at long snapper.

After bringing in four long snappers for tryouts last week, the team hosted five more specialists for tryouts on Wednesday this week, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

Denver worked out Ross Reiter, Tucker Addington, Adam Higuera, Antonio Ortiz and Cameron Kaye. At the time of this writing, none of the nine long snappers who worked out for the team over the last two weeks have been signed.

The only long snapper currently on the Broncos’ roster is Jacob Bobenmoyer. He has a reasonable salary of $895,000 this season and he’s played well over the last two years, so Bobenmoyer’s job is probably safe.

The fact that Denver hasn’t signed any of these tryout players might be a sign that the team is merely looking for a fallback option in case anything happens to Bobenmoyer during the season. The Broncos might also be looking ahead to the future as Bobenmoyer will become a (restricted) free agent in 2023.

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