The San Francisco 49ers’ starting kicker job is up for grabs.
NFL agent Brett Tessler on Friday reported his client, veteran kicker Greg Joseph, inked a deal with San Francisco.
Joseph, 30, has played for six teams across six seasons in the NFL. He spent parts of last season with the New York Giants, Washington Commanders and New York Jets. Joseph entered the league in 2018 as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns. He spent that year in Cleveland and the following year played only two games with the Tennessee Titans. Joseph also played for three years in Minnesota between 2021 and 2023.
Joseph should provide legitimate competition for Moody. In the 2023 offseason the 49ers acquired Zane Gonzalez in a trade with the Carolina Panthers, but there was never a real competition between Gonzalez and Moody. This year will be different after Moody made only 24 of his 34 attempts. The 70.6 percent made FG rate was the lowest by a kicker with at least 34 attempts since 2012.
In six years Joseph has played in 75 games. He has connected on 116 of 141 field goal attempts and according to his agent set an NFL single-season record for game-winning kicks.
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