Add The New York Post on Google The Jets landed a new kicker on Monday.
The team claimed Blake Grupe off of waivers, a day after the Colts moved on from Grupe.
The Jets desperately needed to address the kicking position after a lackluster competition this summer between Jason Sanders and Cade York.
Blake Grupe of the Indianapolis Colts kicks a field goal against the Detroit Lions during a preseason game on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Getty Images Sanders ostensibly won that competition when the team cut York last week but Sanders then missed an extra point and a field goal in Friday’s preseason game with the Giants.
Grupe lost a kicking competition in Indianapolis to Spencer Shrader. He went 2-for-4 in field goals in the preseason, with a long of 46 yards. He made both extra points he tried.
Jets kicker Jason Sanders (19) misses a field goal during the fourth quarter against the Giants on Friday, August 28, 2026, in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun/New York Post The former Notre Dame kicker has been in the league since 2023. He played for the Saints from 2023-25. New Orleans released him in November of last year and then he joined the Colts and kicked five games for them. He went 29-for-37 on field goal attempts last year, but only hit 5-of-11 from 40-plus yards. In his career, he is 86-for-105, with a long of 60 yards, on field goals and 96-for-98 on extra points.
The Jets are searching for a kicker after watching Nick Folk leave for the Falcons in free agency. Folk went 28-for-29 last year with a long of 58 yards in his return to the Jets. But the team did not re-sign him for some reason.
