FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have signed veteran kicker Mike Nugent to fill the spot created after Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve.
Nugent's signing was announced Thursday. The 37-year-old was drafted by the Jets in 2005, spending four seasons in New York. He's also played for Arizona, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Chicago, Dallas and Oakland.
He has appeared in 164 regular-season games, converting 81 percent of his field-goal attempts (253 of 311) and 363 of 377 extra points. He appeared in three games with the Raiders last season, connecting on all six of his field-goal attempts, while going 4 of 5 on extra points.
The team announced Wednesday that kicker Gostkowski had been placed on IR. Reports say he's facing a season-ending hip injury.
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NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said in advance of the official announcement that the Pats would sign Nugent after bringing in a number of kickers for tryouts.
Rapoport also said the team was expected to sign former Chargers' kicker Younghoe Koo to their practice squad. A move that was made official on Friday.
The #Patriots will also sign Younghoe Koo tomorrow to join the practice squad. A backup plan. https://t.co/2M2HNj1Y8v
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 3, 2019
The Patriots take on the Redskins in Washington Sunday at 1 p.m.
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