The Jets are shedding some veteran weight.
Kicker Anders Carlson was launched by the crew Wednesday after a short stint in New York, the crew introduced, following the signing of Harrison Mevis, broadly generally known as the “Thiccer Kicker.”
Carlson, a 2023 sixth-round decide with the Packers, kicked in 5 video games for the Jets and went 8-for-10 on subject objectives.
He joined the Jets’ observe squad in November after his launch from the 49ers.
A 6-foot, 242-pound kicker out of Missouri — the place he earned his notorious nickname — Mevis made 20 of 21 makes an attempt throughout the 2025 UFL season with the Birmingham Stallions.
Mevis signed with the Stallions in December following his launch from the Carolina Panthers earlier within the yr.
He has not but appeared in an NFL recreation.
Mevis joins a new-look Jets crew guided by the first-year tandem of coach Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey.
Kicking was one of many many issues that plagued the Jets’ 2024 marketing campaign, with the membership constantly rotating on the place as far into the yr as January, when Greg Joseph turned the fifth kicker of the season.
The Jets completed the season at 5-12 and missed the playoffs.
