The Saints ended Thomas Morstead‘s lengthy tenure as their punter this offseason, but the 12-year veteran has landed another gig. The Jets are signing Morstead, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets.
An injury to punter Braden Mann forced the Jets to use their kicker, Matt Ammendola, as an emergency punter Sunday against the Panthers. Mann is expected to miss at least a month with a knee sprain.
Morstead began his New Orleans tenure ahead of the Saints' Super Bowl-winning 2009 season. He signed multiple extensions to stay in place, but the Saints were more than $100MM over the cap this year. That forced them to bid farewell to several key cogs from the Drew Brees era.
Since joining the Saints, Morstead missed only two games in 12 seasons. He made the Pro Bowl in 2012. Having lost Mann early in his second NFL season, the Jets will turn to the 36-year-old specialist for the time being.
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