Mike Nugent, who spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, is suiting up for his eighth different team as he prepares to represent the New England Patriots. Wednesday’s kicking tryouts were seen by many as a precautionary measure to replace the struggling Stephen Gostkowski, but fans didn’t know that he was actually about to undergo season-ending surgery for his left hip.
Patriots plan to go with veteran kicker Mike Nugent, per sources.
After hosting several veteran kickers (including Kai Forbath), Coach Belichick and the Pats chose to sign 14-year veteran Mike Nugent to the team, as well as former AAF kicker Younghoe Koo to the practice squad.