Austin Seibert Fantasy

The New Orleans Saints signed veteran kicker Austin Seibert to their practice squad on Tuesday after Blake Grupe injured his groin during practice earlier in the day. Seibert appeared in one game for the New York Jets this season and has previously kicked for the Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns. For now, the team is calling Grupe's injury minor but Seibert could get elevated from the practice squad for his team's Week 13 game against the Lions if Grupe isn't able to play through the groin issue.

Nov. 28th • 9:43 PM

New York Jets kicker Austin Seibert drilled a 34-yard field goal and converted on his lone extra-point try in a 30-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Seibert filled in admirably for the injured Greg Zuerlein (groin) despite a limited number of opportunities. It's unclear if Zuerlein is expected to return to action in Week 3, but neither kicker will be an enticing fantasy option against the New England Patriots.

Sep. 18th • 9:22 AM

The Detroit Lions waived kicker Austin Seibert (groin) on Friday, so Michael Badgley will do the kicking for the team in Week 5 against the New England Patriots. Seibert missed last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks and missed three of his five field-goal attempts in his first three games this year. The Lions are moving on to Badgley, starting this Sunday against New England. The 27-year-old made all four of his field-goal attempts with the Chicago Bears last week in the loss to the New York Giants, and now he'll try to stick with Detroit. The Lions offense has surprisingly been one of the best in the league through four weeks, but fantasy managers should be looking for other kicking options in Week 5.

Oct. 8th • 12:17 PM