Things are not going well for mid-round kickers drafted in recent years. The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently preparing to face a San Francisco 49ers team that just had to sign one of their own former reserves, Matthew Wright, because rookie third-round Jake Moody, following a poor preseason, is dealing with an injury.
And the Cleveland Browns have already given up on Cade York drafted in the fourth round a year ago, following a poor preseason himself. After making only 75 percent of his field goal attempts in 2022, he only went 4-for-8 over a four-game exhibition stretch, including misses on multiple kicks that would have been the difference in a win or a loss/tie.