Kicker Eddy Piñeiro did what he's supposed to do in Sunday's loss to the Saints. Piñeiro, a Miami native who is the son of a Cuban father and Nicaraguan mother, converted all three of his field-goal attempts in his first game in green and white.
"It was fun to be out there," Piñeiro, 26, told team reporter Ethan Greenberg after converting from 36 (twice) and 46 yards out. "Great snaps, great holds. It was fun."
The Jets' pursuit of consistency from a kicker has caused the team to employ three different kickers the past three games -- Matt Ammendola (who was recently signed to the practice squad), Alex Kessman (who missed his two extra-point attempts against the Eagles) and now Piñeiro (whose father played professional soccer and who originally accepted a soccer scholarship from Florida Atlantic, later kicking at the University of Florida).
He kicked for Chicago in 2019 when the Bears played the Jets at MetLife Stadium and Piñeiro said that Sunday's early swirling wind was a concern, until the breeze "died down" in the second quarter.
Piñeiro, an undrafted free agent signed by Oakland in 2019, joined the Jets after stints with the Bears, and quick stops in Indianapolis and Washington this season. His career long regular season field goal, for Chicago, was from 53 yards. In his career he has converted 23-of-28 field-goal attempts (2 of 2 from 50+) and 27-of-29 extra-point attempts.
"This is a great opportunity and I'm super grateful for the Jets to give me an opportunity to be here."
Punter Braden Mann had his best day back since he sustained a knee injury in the Week 1 game at Carolina. He returned for the Week 10 game against Buffalo and on Sunday the second-year man out of Texas A&M had his best outing of the season, averaging 52.2 yards per punt including a long of 60.
"It was fun to be out there," Piñeiro, 26, told team reporter Ethan Greenberg after converting from 36 (twice) and 46 yards out. "Great snaps, great holds. It was fun."
The Jets' pursuit of consistency from a kicker has caused the team to employ three different kickers the past three games -- Matt Ammendola (who was recently signed to the practice squad), Alex Kessman (who missed his two extra-point attempts against the Eagles) and now Piñeiro (whose father played professional soccer and who originally accepted a soccer scholarship from Florida Atlantic, later kicking at the University of Florida).
He kicked for Chicago in 2019 when the Bears played the Jets at MetLife Stadium and Piñeiro said that Sunday's early swirling wind was a concern, until the breeze "died down" in the second quarter.
Piñeiro, an undrafted free agent signed by Oakland in 2019, joined the Jets after stints with the Bears, and quick stops in Indianapolis and Washington this season. His career long regular season field goal, for Chicago, was from 53 yards. In his career he has converted 23-of-28 field-goal attempts (2 of 2 from 50+) and 27-of-29 extra-point attempts.
"This is a great opportunity and I'm super grateful for the Jets to give me an opportunity to be here."
Punter Braden Mann had his best day back since he sustained a knee injury in the Week 1 game at Carolina. He returned for the Week 10 game against Buffalo and on Sunday the second-year man out of Texas A&M had his best outing of the season, averaging 52.2 yards per punt including a long of 60.