**[Greg Zuerlein](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Z/ZuerGr00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2025-05-16_pfr)**‘s three-year run with the Jets has come to an end. The veteran kicker was released on Friday, per a team announcement.
Zuerlein enjoyed a strong pair of seasons upon arrival in New York, connecting on 86.7% of his field goal attempts over that stretch. The Jets aimed to keep him in the fold last spring, and a [two-year pact](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/03/jets-to-re-sign-k-greg-zuerlein-2) was indeed agreed to in March. Instead of collecting a $4.1MM salary for 2025, though, Zuerlein will hit free agency late in the offseason.
Cutting the 37-year-old will create $2.42MM in cap savings for New York. The team will incur a $2.31MM dead charge as a result. Of course, finances are not the only factor which drove this decision. Zuerlein struggled during his eight appearances last season while spending much of the year on the sidelines due to injury.
_More to come…_