Kicker Greg Joseph signs with another NFC East team

The Commanders are adding another kicking option ahead of Week 15. Greg Joseph has been signed to Washington’s practice squad, his agent confirmed on Friday.

Joseph bounced around the NFC North earlier this season before joining the Giants in September. He replaced the injured Graham Gano and handled kicking duties for six games. During that span, Joseph connected on 13 of 16 field goal attempts and all six of his extra-point kicks. He was placed on injured reserve in November; however, this move was preceded by a release via injury settlement.

A one-month free-agent spell ensued, but Joseph landed another deal. He will be an option to be designated as a gameday elevation for the Commanders in Week 15, but the team also has Zane Gonzalez in the picture. The latter has kicked for Washington over the past three weeks, going 10-for-10 on extra points but missing a pair of field goal attempts during the team’s last game. Head coach Dan Quinn expressed confidence in Gonzalez during the week, but an experienced replacement option is now in place.

Austin Seibert took over as the Commanders’ kicker in Week 2, a move that seemed to end the carousel at the position that had been in place throughout the offseason; however, after missing time midway through the campaign, a groin injury led to a stint on injured reserve. As a result, Seibert will be unavailable until at least the regular season finale, so Gonzalez will look to rebound from his latest outing to remain in place for the time being.

Joseph is a veteran of 73 games, most of which came during his three-year run with the Vikings. The 30-year-old has a career accuracy rate of 82.5%, and this Commanders deal could represent his latest opportunity to increase that figure if he can see playing time down the stretch.