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Former Vikings kicker Greg Joseph is signed by the Packers to challenge Anders Carlson……………………
Joseph’s signing was announced by the Packers on Thursday. With his arrival, kicker Anders Carlson will have competition. As a rookie last season, Carlson struggled with consistency.
The previous season, Joseph, 29, made 24 of 30 field goals; he was 3 of 6 from 40 to 49 yards and 4 of 7 from at least 50 yards. On attempts at extra points, he was 36 of 38.
Throughout his career, Joseph has converted 90.1% of his extra-point attempts (146 of 162 in 67 regular-season games) and 82.6% (100 of 121) of his field goal attempts. A career-long field goal of 61 yards is included in it.
Joseph participated in two games with the Tennessee Titans in 2019 and 14 games with the Cleveland Browns in 2018. Since 2021, he has been the primary kicker for the Vikings.
He will now face off against Auburn’s Carlson, a fifth-round pick in the 2023 draft.
During the regular season, Carlson made 81.8% (27 of 33) of his field goals; however, he was just 4 of 8 from 40 to 49 yards and 3 of 5 from at least 50 yards. Additionally, he made 34 out of 39 extra-point tries.
Carlson failed to convert a 41-yard field goal in the Packers’ 24-21 NFC divisional playoff loss to San Francisco and an extra-point try in the team’s 48-32 wild-card playoff victory at Dallas.
Since the conclusion of their season, the Packers have also signed kicker Jack Podlesny. Podlesny has not made an appearance in an NFL game while playing collegiate football at Georgia.