Jets' kicking carousel continues with Anders Carlson in, Riley Patterson out
The New York Jets, as of early Friday afternoon, had no kickers listed on their depth chart after releasing Riley Patterson after one game.
New York also signed kicker Anders Carlson to the practice squad, where he joins rookie Spencer Shrader. One of the two is expected to be the Jets' third kicker in the past three games when New York (3-6) faces the host Arizona Cardinals (5-4) on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
The Jets had placed veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein on injured reserve Oct. 30 because of a knee injury. He is required to sit out at least three more games.
Patterson, 25, made all three of his extra-point attempts and did not try a field goal in his lone game on Oct. 31, a 21-13 home win over the Houston Texans.
He has played in 40 career games and made 59 of 67 field goals (88.1 percent) and 96 of 100 extra points with the Detroit Lions (2021, 2023), Jacksonville Jaguars (2022), Cleveland Browns (2023) and Jets.
Shrader, 25, was signed to the Jets' practice squad on Oct. 30 after his release a week earlier from the Indianapolis Colts. He made all three extra-point attempts and didn't try a field goal in his lone game for the Colts, a 29-27 home loss to the Texans on Sept. 8.
Carlson, 26, has appeared in two games this season for the San Francisco 49ers and was 5-for-5 on field-goal attempts and 3-for-4 on extra-point attempts. He had touchbacks on two of 10 kickoffs. The 49ers, who signed Carlson with two other kickers injured, released him on Tuesday.
The Green Bay Packers selected Carlson in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Auburn. He made 27 of 33 field-goal attempts (81.8 percent) and 34 of 39 extra-point attempts (87.2 percent), with touchbacks on 37 of 43 kickoffs. The Packers released him on Aug. 27 and he signed with the 49ers on Oct. 15 to the practice squad.
The Jets also signed defensive tackle Bruce Hector to the active roster from the practice squad on Friday.
Hector, 30, has three tackles in one game for New York this season, and 14 career tackles with 0.5 sacks in 17 games (one start) for the Philadelphia Eagles (2018-19), Lions (2021) and Jets (2023-present).
