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Former Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders reacting in the middle of an NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The game of musical chairs continues.
Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic revealed on social media that the New York Jets are waiving veteran placekicker Younghoe Koo and are replacing him with Jason Sanders.
“Would expect it to be Sanders vs Cade York from here on out,” Rosenblatt added.
Zack Rosenblatt
The Jets are waiving K Younghoe Koo and signing K Jason Sanders, per source.
Would expect it to be Sanders vs Cade York from here on out.
Koo signed with the Jets in late May, but was cut after struggling during OTAs.
A Proven Name Shakes Free
Sanders, 30, will turn 31 during the 2026 season.
He initially entered the league as the No. 229 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft.
The former New Mexico product spent the first eight years of his career with the rival Miami Dolphins.
Sanders missed the entire 2025 season with a hip injury, Jets editorial contributor Amanda Vogt wrote in a press release.
Most recently, Sanders had spent the last three and a half months with the crosstown New York Giants. He got cut by the Giants earlier this week after they signed a flurry of wide receivers.
Sanders is a former first-team All-Pro, he once led the NFL in scoring (2020), and he made the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie team in 2018.
He has appeared in 116 career games. With those opportunities, Sanders has converted 187 of his 221 attempts (84.6% conversion rate). In his most recent NFL action, Sanders converted 90.2% of his field goal attempts, going 37 of 41 in the 2024 season.
This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.