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Former Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos lands with New York Jets

Cairo Santos now has a firm place to stand, er kick, after signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets. a rollercoaster of a year that saw him go from being ousted due to injury to earning a short-term gig to hitting free agency.

Santos was, less than 12 months ago, the starting (and only) kicker on the Kansas City Chiefs. Coming into the 2017 NFL season, Santos was finding his stride, having just enjoyed the most accurate season in his three-year NFL career. In 2016, Santos had made nearly 89 percent of all field goal attempts for K.