Greg Zuerlein injury update: New York Jets placekicker questionable to play vs Dallas Cowboys due to groin injury

Jets’ placekicker Greg Zuerlein has missed practice due to a groin injury, Jets head coach Robert Saleh said at his Friday press conference. Saleh said there is a “50-50” possibility that Zuerlein would be available for the upcoming game against the Cowboys.

The Jets intend to hold kicker tryouts on Friday in order to address the lack of another kicker on the team’s active roster or practice squad.

New York Jets have already suffered a mammoth loss after their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers was out of the season after suffering an Achilles injury in the team debut.

Greg Zuerlein made all three field goals for the Jets in their recent 22-16 victory over the Bills, kicking them from 26, 43, and 30 yards away. He also scored the solitary extra point for the team.

The 35-year-old, who is in his second season with the Jets, showed outstanding accuracy during the 2022 campaign, making field goals and extra points 81.1 percent of the time and 96.6 percent of the time, respectively.

Greg Zuerlein, also referred to as “Greg the Leg” and “Legatron,” is a placekicker for the New York Jets in the National Football League. Zuerlein, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, participated in college football at Missouri Western and Nebraska-Omaha. He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams over the course of his career.

Zuerlein has established himself as one of the NFL’s most dependable kickers thanks to his exceptional power and accuracy in kicking. He has consistently converted field goals at an amazing rate of more than 82% over the last three seasons.

Zuerlein is regarded as a versatile asset in the league and is renowned for his aptitude to perform effectively under difficult circumstances and at a distance. Currently, he is questionable to take the field against the Dallas Cowboys.