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Guess again: Wil Lutz reneges on deal with Jaguars, returns to Denver
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Update (5:15 p.m.):Kicker Wil Lutz has reportedly backed out of a three-year agreement with the Jaguars and will instead remain with the Denver Broncos , per multiple reports including NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, who first reported the agreement.
Free agency is the time teams kick the tires on players.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars will kick the tires on a player who is used to kicking, reportedly agreeing to terms with former Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz. According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, Lutz will sign a three-year deal with the team at the start of the new league year on Wednesday, March 13 at 4 p.m.
Jacksonville is moving on from 2023 kicker Brandon McManus , who was signed after the Broncos released him last spring. McManus connected on 30-of-37 last year, falling apart near the end of the season, missing five kicks in five weeks from Week 11 to 15 last year.
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Lutz began his career playing six years with the New Orleans Saints , making the Pro Bowl in 2019. He has converted 85.2% of his kicks in his career and has made 97.2% of his extra points. Lutz has a big leg, converting 20 out of 34 of his field goals from 50-plus yards in his career. He converted three out of five of his 50-plus-yard field goals in 2023.
The Jaguars have sought a long-term answer at kicker since Josh Lambo last played for the team in 2021. Jacksonville was interested in drafting a kicker last year, but it never worked out. The team signed McManus later on.
Earlier this year, the team signed former Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson to a reserve/futures deal. He will be a leg in training camp for the team and will help push Lutz to reach what the team wants out of the position.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Wil Lutz walks back agreement with Jaguars, opts to stay in Denver
