Jets are re-signing RFA kicker Eddy Pineiro

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The Jets signed free agent kicker Greg Zuerlein last week, but that doesn’t mean they’re done at the position. The Jets are also re-signing restricted free agent kicker Eddy Pineiro to a one-year deal, his agents told Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Presumably Zuerlein and Pineiro will have a training camp competition to see who earns the kicking job. One kicker will likely get cut, and the Jets will be out whatever guaranteed money they gave him, but after an ugly year in the kicking department for the Jets last year, they figure they’d rather be sure they have a kicker they like.

Jets Global

 

[Tinstar]

The Jets signed free agent kicker Greg Zuerlein last week, but that doesn’t mean they’re done at the position. The Jets are also re-signing restricted free agent kicker Eddy Pineiro to a one-year deal, his agents told Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Presumably Zuerlein and Pineiro will have a training camp competition to see who earns the kicking job. One kicker will likely get cut, and the Jets will be out whatever guaranteed money they gave him, but after an ugly year in the kicking department for the Jets last year, they figure they’d rather be sure they have a kicker they like.

Jets Global

Nice.

 

[Bigmoe]

So what’s up with
Greg Zuerlein???

 

[Gramoah]

So what’s up with
Greg Zuerlein???

What I heard, haven't checked for accuracy yet, is that he had a decent, but not great season last year. Not quite up to his potential but he was playing with some kind of injury which hampered him some. The belief is that if healthy he will be a big upgrade for us. I've asked my source to verify this for me as I've been to busy this week to do the research. If I hear from her I will update if the info is incorrect.

 

[gmf1369]

So what’s up with
Greg Zuerlein???

Cowboys tried to bring back Zuerlein for less before he signed with Jets- Todd Brock, Cowboys Wire

Just before the Cowboys’ wild card-round game versus San Francisco, Fassel was asked about his struggling specialist and how to judge when a kicker no longer has “it.”

“There might come a time where, yeah, he doesn’t get it back. But this time isn’t now,” Fassel said in January. “I just have full faith in Greg. I do, and if I’m wrong, then I’ll be wrong. But just really think that I’m going to be right. I guess we’ll see.”

Dallas released Zuerlein exactly two months later in a move to clear $2.5 million of salary cap space. Re-signing him on a smaller deal was an option; the Cowboys even made him an offer to return, according to the team website.

But news of a signing coming out of the Jets camp means the Cowboys will be forced to move in a new direction.

The team signed Chris Naggar earlier this offseason. But with just one pro game on his resumé, the SMU product will likely have to battle to become the Cowboys’ new starter.