On Tuesday, kicker Greg Zuerlein officially won the Jets’ kicking competition, as Eddy Pineiro was among the five players let go by the Jets to get down to the 80-man roster limit.
So far, the Jets feel very good about their decision. In his first practice since beating out Pineiro, Zuerlein went 6/6 on field goals, including a 53-yard that, according to Jets’ team reporter Ethan Greenberg, “would have been good from 60”.
In his first day as the Jets’ only kicker on the roster, Greg Zeurlein went 6 for 6 on his FGs including a 53-yarder that would’ve been good from close to 60.
— Ethan Greenberg (@EGreenbergJets) August 24, 2022
Robert Saleh spoke a bit about the kicking decision and Zuerlein in his post-practice press conference.
“Yeah, he’s a veteran,” Saleh said. “He’s been there done that. We went against him when he was at the Rams for a lot of years and I think we had a nickname, his nickname was Legatron back then, now it’s Greg the Leg I guess, but he’s/ got a big leg. He can kick it from anywhere over 55 yards and have plenty of distance.”
“I thought Eddy (Pineiro) did a fantastic job too,” Saleh added. “He came into the stadium last year and was eight for eight I believe on field goals, so he was every bit of deserving too. It’s just we had to make a decision and that was the decision we went with, but really excited about Greg because he’s kicked game-winners. He’s been through it all and just to have that…
