The New York Jets placed struggling kicker Greg Zuerlein on injured reserve and signed potential replacements Riley Patterson and Spencer Shrader to the practice squad. Zuerlein has missed six of his 15 field-goal attempts this season. He was listed on the team’s injury report Tuesday with an issue to his left, non-kicking leg.
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The additions of Patterson and Shrader on Wednesday came after the Jets held a two-day competition with at least a half-dozen kickers. Either Patterson or Shrader is expected to be elevated to the active roster to play in the Jets’ game Thursday night against the Houston Texans. Patterson has made 59 of 67 field-goal attempts in 39 NFL games in stints with Detroit, Jacksonville and Cleveland. He also has been successful on 93 of 97 extra-point attempts. Patterson was in training camp this summer with Washington.A record-tying 9 NFL teams have lost at least 6 games in the first 8 weeksShrader is a rookie who was signed as an undrafted free agent by Indianapolis out of Notre Dame.
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