As determined by Yardbarker NFL writers, here are the best seventh-round draft picks of the Super Bowl era (since 1966) for each AFC team.
According to the NFL transaction wire, the San Francisco 49ers have parted ways with two players—defensive back A.J. Parker and kicker Zane Gonzalez. Both players were on season-ending injured reserve, and the team reached an injury settlement with each.
The San Francisco 49ers officially waived DB A.J. Parker from injured reserve with a settlement and released K Zane Gonzalez from injured reserve with a settlement. Gonzalez, 27, is a former seventh-round pick of the Browns back in 2017.
The San Francisco 49ers are signing veteran kicker Matthew Wright to the practice squad, ESPN reported Thursday. Injuries to rookie third-round pick Jake Moody (quad) and Zane Gonzalez (calf) prompted the move.
With the preseason behind us, here's a look at whose stock is up and down in the NFC West ahead of the start of the regular season.
The San Francisco 49ers have a shortage of healthy kickers. They have two on the roster—rookie Jake Moody and veteran Zane Gonzalez. Both are dealing with injuries.
Kickers haven't usually been a talking point in the NFL, given the lack of resources attributed by teams to the position, but with the San Francisco 49ers, anything is possible.
The 49ers do not know who their placekicker will be when they open the regular season against the Steelers on Sept. 10, as ESPN’s Nick Wagoner details.
There is a serious hole at kicker. Kicker Kombat may have ended in double KO. Earlier on Friday, it was announced San Francsico 49ers rookie kicker Jake Moody had a quad issue and was now week-to-week.
The San Francisco 49ers have two kickers on their roster—rookie Jake Moody and veteran Zane Gonzalez. Neither is healthy. Moody, a third-round pick, has been dealing with a right quad strain.
The San Francisco 49ers have seen a whirlwind of quarterback news this past week, however; their focus is currently on the team's final preseason game.
Zane Gonzalez is giving it his all. The San Francisco 49ers have Wednesday off from practice, so it’s probably time to return to Kicker Kombat and see how third round pick and friend of Punterville, Jake Moody is doing in his Kompetion with Zane Gonzalez.
Not all that long ago, the Carolina Panthers had a revolving door at kicker. Joey Slye got a case of the yips which led to his release and the team brought in a handful of guys before eventually landing on Zane Gonzalez.
Still no No. 0 on the roster The Athletic’s Matt Barrows reported several number changes/updates for the 49ers. Deommore Lenoir will no longer wear No.
Drafting kicker Jake Moody in the third round of the NFL draft was a bold move by the San Francisco 49ers. A move like that is rarely done as teams can find a starting kicker in the late rounds on Day 3 of the draft.
The second selection of the 2023 NFL draft has officially been made by the 49ers. This time they go bold by drafting kicker Jake Moody out of Michigan with the No.
Robbie Gould handled the kicking duties for the 49ers over the last six seasons, but his contract expired after the 2022 campaign. Gould said earlier this month that he would not return to San Francisco.
The Carolina Panthers are releasing K Zane Gonzalez, according to Ian Rapoport. Carolina recently signed K Eddy Pineiro, so it appears Gonzalez became expendable to the Panthers.
Carolina Panthers kicker Zane Gonzalez was walking on crutches in the locker room following the preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills. He injured his groin while kicking into the practice net on the sideline and had to be carted off the field.
Gonzalez took a practice kick on the sideline before crumpling to the ground. He was later carted off the field.
Prior to Sunday's game in Buffalo, Panthers kicker Zane Gonzalez injured his quad in pregame warmups and the team had to roll with wide receiver Brandon Zylstra as its kickoff man.
The Carolina Panthers will be without a kicker for a Week 15 game against the Buffalo Bills after Zane Gonzalez suffered a right quad injury in warmups.
What was once a sore spot for the Panthers has all of a sudden become an area of strength - the kicking game. Joey Slye struggled in training camp which carried over to the preseason.
Gonzalez, 26, kicked for the Cardinals from 2018-20, catching on in the desert after the Browns cut him early in the 2018 season.
There are often varying ways to analyze the contracts NFL players sign, especially those involved in the yearly free-agent frenzy. Yet, there is one interesting angle to the deal kicker Matt Prater agreed to with the Cardinals Wednesday.
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