Eddy Piñeiro Fantasy

The New York Jets re-signed restricted free-agent kicker Eddy Pineiro to a one-year deal worth up to $2.75 million on Monday, according to his agents, Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Pineiro made all eight of his field goals and missed one of his 10 extra-point attempts in five games for the Jets last year. The 26-year-old has made 86.1% of his 36 field-goal attempts in 21 career games with the Jets and Bears (in 2019) and has missed three of his 36 extra-point tries. He's expected to compete for starting placekicking duties with the recently signed Greg Zuerlein, with Zuerlein likely to have a leg up on the competition this summer in training camp.

Mar. 28th • 11:55 PM

The New York Jets tendered restricted free-agent kicker Eddy Pineiro for one year at $2.433 million on Wednesday, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Pineiro played well in five games down the stretch for the Jets last year, making all eight of his field-goal attempts and nine of his 10 extra-point tries. The 26-year-old will now be the favorite to start in Week 1 of the 2022 season over Matt Ammendola. Pineiro has made 31 of his 36 field-goal tries and 36 of his 39 extra-point attempts in 21 games over his two NFL seasons with the Jets and Chicago Bears. He made 82.1% of his 28 field-goal attempts in his rookie season in 2019 for the Bears in 16 games.

Mar. 16th • 12:10 PM

The New York Jets have signed kicker Eddy Pineiro to their active roster, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus. This comes after Alex Kessman missed two extra-point attempts in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Pineiro began the season on the Washington practice squad, and will now get a chance to start for the first time since his tenure with the Chicago Bears. The 26-year-old made 23-of-28 field goals in 2019, where he was 8-for-8 from 20-29 yards, 9-for-10 from 30-39 yards, 3-for-7 from 40-49 yards, and 2-for-2 from 50+ yards.

Dec. 6th • 11:34 AM