The Jets continue to cycle through options at kicker in advance of their regular-season opener. Roberto Aguayo has a workout scheduled with the team on Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets.
This marks the third known kicker audition the Jets have held this week. Aguayo is following longtime Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey, while Cardinals camp kicker Matt McCrane has a scheduled workout with the Jets today.
Aguayo hit 3 of 3 field goals during his preseason stay with the Chargers, which did not obviously end up with him winning that job. He remains in search of a team. One of the biggest kicker draft investments in NFL history, Aguayo has not come close to justifying that second-round draft slot.
He has not kicked in a game since that rough 2016 rookie season with the Buccaneers, bouncing around workouts since but never commandeering a job. The Jets still have Jason Myers on their roster but are going through options in an effort to see if an upgrade is out there.
Even the Jets passed on Bailey. Something must be up with him.
Not unusual to carry 2 kickers. Have on kick the field goals/XPs and the other kick off.
I was always curious why teams didn’t carry a right footed kicker and left footed kicker depending on the angles and wind.
I don’t think they passed on him. He reportedly has four offers. I’m sure the Jets made one.
Is Aguayo still getting paid on his 2nd round contract?
Just curious…..
Not sure what the guaranteed $ on that was, but I should think so.
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McCrane looks like he’s got some leg distance. I’d go with him.