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3 days ago
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Jets sign 'The Thiccer Kicker' Harrison Mevis and release veteran Anders Carlson
The New York Jets signed United Football League standout kicker Harrison Mevis and released veteran kicker Anders Carlson on Wednesday. Mevis, who earned the popular nickname 'The Thiccer Kicker' for his 5-foot-11, 243-pound frame, was 20 of 21 on field goal attempts for the Birmingham Stallions this season. He's also Missouri's career scoring leader with 405 points and holds the school mark with 86 field goals. Advertisement The 23-year-old Mevis will compete with rookie Caden Davis for the kicking job in training camp. The Jets' special teams unit has been revamped under new coach Aaron Glenn and coordinator Chris Banjo. Veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and punter Thomas Morstead were both released during the offseason. With Carlson's departure, New York has no kickers or punters — including Kai Kroeger and Austin McNamara — who have played in a regular-season game. Mevis, a freshman All-American in 2020 and first-team All-American in 2021, booted a game-winning 61-yard field goal for Missouri against Kansas State in 2023, to set the SEC record for longest kick. The Warsaw, Indiana, native was signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in May 2024 and waived by the Panthers during training camp last summer. Mevis signed with Birmingham last December. Advertisement Carlson went 8 for 10 on field goals in five games last season for the Jets while filling in for an injured Zuerlein. He was also 9 of 11 on extra points. Carlson, a sixth-round pick in 2023 by Green Bay, has also kicked for the Packers and San Francisco 49ers. ___ AP NFL: Dennis Waszak Jr., The Associated Press
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
NFL fans react to the New York Jets' unexpected signing of the 'Thiccer Kicker': 'Dude's a legend'
With instability at their kicker position, the New York Jets have made yet another change after cutting one of their special teams stars earlier this offseason. Last month, the Jets announced that they would be axing kicker Greg Zuerlein after hitting a career-low in field goals made. The move left former Raiders star Anders Carlson as the only kicker left on the roster. On Wednesday, Carlson was released from the team. In his place, the Jets signed a kicker from the United Football League: Harrison Mevis, known on social media as the 'Thiccer Kicker'. Mevis - who clocks in at 5-foot-11, 243 pounds - spent this past NFL season on the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers before inking a deal with the UFL's Birmingham Stallions. The Stallions made the UFL playoffs, but lost to the Michigan Panthers in the conference finals. The New York Jets have signed former UFL kicker Harrison Mevis to a contract Mevis converted an impressive 20-of-21 field goal attempts with the Stallions - including a longest kick of 54 yards. Mevis earned a reputation in college at the University of Missouri - kicking a career 83.5 percent while in school. That included knocking through an FBS-leading 61-yard, game-winning field goal to upset No. 15 Kansas State in his senior year. Fans celebrated the return of the 'Thiccer Kicker' to the league. One user on X posted, 'Glad he's getting a chance', while another said 'Dude's a legend.' Another user said, 'Cannot believe Mevis was in the UFL. What an insult.' 'That game winner against K State a couple years ago is still one of the most clutch kicks I've ever seen,' a third user posted. 'Mevis (the thicker kicker) was someone I had ranked as my top kicker in his draft class. No reason it should have taken this long,' another person wrote.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Jets Sign 'The Thiccer Kicker' Harrison Mevis and Release Veteran Anders Carlson
The Jets signed United Football League standout kicker Harrison Mevis and released veteran kicker Anders Carlson on Wednesday. Mevis, who earned the popular nickname 'The Thiccer Kicker' for his 5-foot-11, 243-pound frame, was 20 of 21 on field goal attempts for the Birmingham Stallions this season. He's also Missouri's career scoring leader with 405 points and holds the school mark with 86 field goals. The 23-year-old Mevis will compete with rookie Caden Davis for the kicking job in training camp. The Jets' special teams unit has been revamped under new coach Aaron Glenn and coordinator Chris Banjo. Veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and punter Thomas Morstead were both released during the offseason. With Carlson's departure, New York has no kickers or punters–including Kai Kroeger and Austin McNamara–who have played in a regular-season game. Mevis, a freshman All-American in 2020 and first-team All-American in 2021, booted a game-winning 61-yard field goal for Missouri against Kansas State in 2023 to set the SEC record for longest kick. The Warsaw, Indiana, native was signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in May 2024 and waived by the Panthers during training camp last summer. Mevis signed with Birmingham last December. Carlson went 8 for 10 on field goals in five games last season for the Jets while filling in for an injured Zuerlein. He was also 9 of 11 on extra points. Carlson, a sixth-round pick in 2023 by Green Bay, has also kicked for the Packers and San Francisco 49ers.
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3 days ago
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Jets sign 'The Thiccer Kicker' Harrison Mevis and release veteran Anders Carlson
FILE - Missouri place kicker Harrison Mevis (92) kicks the extra point after a touchdown against Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File) FILE - Missouri place kicker Harrison Mevis (92) kicks the extra point after a touchdown against Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File) The New York Jets signed United Football League standout kicker Harrison Mevis and released veteran kicker Anders Carlson on Wednesday. Mevis, who earned the popular nickname 'The Thiccer Kicker' for his 5-foot-11, 243-pound frame, was 20 of 21 on field goal attempts for the Birmingham Stallions this season. He's also Missouri's career scoring leader with 405 points and holds the school mark with 86 field goals. Advertisement The 23-year-old Mevis will compete with rookie Caden Davis for the kicking job in training camp. The Jets' special teams unit has been revamped under new coach Aaron Glenn and coordinator Chris Banjo. Veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and punter Thomas Morstead were both released during the offseason. With Carlson's departure, New York has no kickers or punters — including Kai Kroeger and Austin McNamara — who have played in a regular-season game. Mevis, a freshman All-American in 2020 and first-team All-American in 2021, booted a game-winning 61-yard field goal for Missouri against Kansas State in 2023, to set the SEC record for longest kick. The Warsaw, Indiana, native was signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in May 2024 and waived by the Panthers during training camp last summer. Mevis signed with Birmingham last December. Advertisement Carlson went 8 for 10 on field goals in five games last season for the Jets while filling in for an injured Zuerlein. He was also 9 of 11 on extra points. Carlson, a sixth-round pick in 2023 by Green Bay, has also kicked for the Packers and San Francisco 49ers. ___ AP NFL:
Associated Press
3 days ago
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- Associated Press
Jets sign 'The Thiccer Kicker' Harrison Mevis and release veteran Anders Carlson
The New York Jets signed United Football League standout kicker Harrison Mevis and released veteran kicker Anders Carlson on Wednesday. Mevis, who earned the popular nickname 'The Thiccer Kicker' for his 5-foot-11, 243-pound frame, was 20 of 21 on field goal attempts for the Birmingham Stallions this season. He's also Missouri's career scoring leader with 405 points and holds the school mark with 86 field goals. The 23-year-old Mevis will compete with rookie Caden Davis for the kicking job in training camp. The Jets' special teams unit has been revamped under new coach Aaron Glenn and coordinator Chris Banjo. Veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and punter Thomas Morstead were both released during the offseason. With Carlson's departure, New York has no kickers or punters — including Kai Kroeger and Austin McNamara — who have played in a regular-season game. Mevis, a freshman All-American in 2020 and first-team All-American in 2021, booted a game-winning 61-yard field goal for Missouri against Kansas State in 2023, to set the SEC record for longest kick. The Warsaw, Indiana, native was signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in May 2024 and waived by the Panthers during training camp last summer. Mevis signed with Birmingham last December. Carlson went 8 for 10 on field goals in five games last season for the Jets while filling in for an injured Zuerlein. He was also 9 of 11 on extra points. Carlson, a sixth-round pick in 2023 by Green Bay, has also kicked for the Packers and San Francisco 49ers. ___ AP NFL:
