Latest Anders Carlson News

Ulbrich says Jets are taking a 'deep dive' into everything as they stumble into their bye

Nov. 18, 2024 18:36 PM EST

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets have drifted into the point of the season where the playoffs have become little more than a dream and wholesale changes appear a certainty. A team with Super Bowl aspirations just four months ago is a struggling squad that heads into its bye-week...

Richardson's late TD run leads Colts to a 28-27 victory over Rodgers and the Jets

Nov. 17, 2024 18:59 PM EST

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Anthony Richardson was back as the Indianapolis Colts' starting quarterback — and played as though he intends to never leave the huddle again. The No. 4 overall pick in last year's NFL draft ran for a 4-yard touchdown, his second of the game, with 46...

Why are so many NFL kickers getting hurt? Specialist switches have been trending up this season

Nov. 15, 2024 15:58 PM EST

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The kicker carousel has spun frequently around the NFL this fall. The riders keep getting hurt. Traditionally viewed in this tough-guy sport as the quirky specialists who get to steer clear of the danger that lurks on the field, the place-kicking...

Jets could have their 4th kicker in 4 games after losing Shrader to the Chiefs

Nov. 14, 2024 18:24 PM EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets' kicking carousel is spinning again. Anders Carlson could be the team's fourth kicker in as many games when the Jets host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. That's because Spencer Shrader, who made both of his field-goal...

Jets' Spencer Shrader expected to kick against Cardinals after another shakeup at the position

Nov. 08, 2024 15:33 PM EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Spencer Shrader is next up in the New York Jets' kicking shuffle. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday that Shrader is likely to be the team's kicker Sunday at Arizona after another shakeup at the position. Riley Patterson, who made all...

Kicking remains a concern for Packers as Narveson struggles early in his rookie season

Sep. 30, 2024 18:25 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Finding a reliable kicker was one of the Green Bay Packers’ main objectives throughout training camp. Four weeks into the season, that remains an issue. Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he continues to believe in rookie Brayden Narveson, who...

New Green Bay kicker Brayden Narveson already had family ties to Wisconsin before joining Packers

Sep. 01, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brayden Narveson might not have been the happiest person in his own family when the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers to make him their kicker. The move represented a homecoming for Narveson’s wife. Shelby Narveson grew up with a family full of...

Packers claim rookie Brayden Narveson off waivers and make him their kicker

Aug. 28, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After having Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph compete for their placekicking job throughout training camp, the Green Bay Packers decided their best option was finding someone else. The Packers claimed Brayden Narveson off waivers from the Tennessee Titans on...

Surprising 2023 playoff run has Packers believing they're capable of bigger things

Aug. 28, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-9) EXPECTATIONS: After their surprising run to the NFC divisional playoffs with the NFL’s youngest roster, the Packers enter this season believing they have a legitimate shot at earning the Super Bowl berth that has eluded Green Bay since its 2010 championship...

Packers acquire QB Malik Willis from Titans, cut K Anders Carlson and place RB AJ Dillon on IR

Aug. 27, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

The Green Bay Packers got a new backup quarterback, lost their No. 2 running back to a season-ending injury and cut their incumbent kicker as they released their 53-man roster on Tuesday. Green Bay acquired quarterback Malik Willis from the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 seventh-round...