Matt Ammendola’s future in New York could be in jeopardy.
The Jets kicker missed two field goals in Gang Green’s 24-17 loss to the Dolphins in Week 11, botching attempts from 55 and 40 yards out. He did make one from 35 out late in the game, but the damage was already done.
There were plenty of other reasons the Jets lost, but Ammendola’s inability to convert isn’t new. He ranks 32nd out of 33 qualified kickers with a 68.8 field goal percentage on 11-16 attempts, including 0-2 from at least 50 yards.
Robert Saleh wouldn’t say whether the team will look into replacing Ammendola during the season, but he also didn’t shut that idea down.
“Every position is always going to be looked at every week, that one obviously notwithstanding,” Saleh said Monday.
Saleh added that there will be a discussion between himself, Joe Douglas and special teams coordinator Brant Boyer about what to do next with the kicker position.
Boyer didn’t beat the drum for Ammendola, either. He said on Monday that the two missed field goals are “a concern.”
“That’s something he needs to improve on and he knows that,” Boyer said, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
The Jets special teams coordinator has seen his fair share of bad kickers during his six seasons with the team, but Ammendola’s field goal percentage is among the worst during his tenure. He ranks fifth out of the seven different kickers who’ve attempted a field goal for the Jets since 2016. The list includes the likes of Nick Folk, Chandler Catanzaro, Jason Myers, Sam Ficken, Kaare Vedvik and Sergio Castillo.
If the Jets do look elsewhere for a kicker, there’s a bevy of veterans available in free agency. Dan Bailey, Zane Gonzalez, Stephen Gostkowski, Randy Bullock – who played for the Jets in 2015 – Cody Parkey and Eddy Pineiro are among the best kickers on the open market.
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