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Shortly before the 2026 season started, the New Orleans Saints signed kicker Daniel Carlson with the hope that he would provide some veteran stability to what had been a weak spot on the roster in recent years.
The team ended that relationship Tuesday, releasing Carlson after a rocky seven-game stretch.
Carlson missed four of his 12 field goal attempts, with all the misses coming from 50 or more yards. Carlson also missed a pair of extra-point attempts. Through eight weeks, the Saints were tied with three other teams for the worst field goal percentage in the NFL, and only former Los Angeles Rams kicker Harrison Mevis had a worse field goal percentage than Carlson through the season’s first eight weeks. The Rams cut Mevis on Oct. 13.