The Green Bay Packers are adding a veteran kicker to the competition with Anders Carlson. According to NFL agent Brett Tessler, the Packers will sign former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph.
Joseph, who has kicked in the NFL since 2018, spent the last three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. His career field goal percentage is 82.6.
The Packers sought out veteran competition for Carlson, who went through ups and downs as a rookie kicker in Green Bay last season.
Over his career, Joseph is 38-of-58 on kicks over 40 yards, or 65.5 percent, with 15 makes of 50 or more yards. He’s also connected on only 90 percent of his extra points.
Both Joseph and Carlson were 7-of-13 on kicks of at least 40 yards last season. Carlson also missed a kick over 40 yards in the postseason — a killer miss late in the Packers’ divisional round loss to the 49ers.
Carlson actually had a higher field goal percentage (81.8) than Joseph (80.0) last season.
Earlier this offseason, the Packers signed kicker Jack Podlesny. It’s unclear if Podlesny will remain on the roster and compete with Carlson and Joseph, or if the Packers will move forward with just Carlson and Joseph in the competition.
