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New York Jets Sign Pro Bowler to Spur New Competition
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After a woeful 3-14 season in 2025, coach Aaron Glenn's New York Jets have to do everything they can to compete more in 2026. Otherwise, coach Glenn may not get invited back for a third season.
We've seen the Jets take major steps toward improving their roster in an effort to generate more wins next season. One of those changes includes trading for two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith . The hope is that Smith can have a bounce-back season. Now, the Jets are taking a chance on another former Pro Bowl talent coming off a down season.
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On Wednesday, the Jets signed kicker Younghoe Koo , according to Connor Hughes of SNYtv .
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Koo was a Pro Bowl kicker in 2020 with the Atlanta Falcons . But the South Korean native was let go in Atlanta after just one game. He'd later latch on and play five games with the New York Giants .
Koo connected on 6-of-9 field goals last season and 13-of-14 extra point attempts. He has a career field goal rate of 85.3%. He's also connected on 95.9% of his extra point attempts.
Now the 31-year-old kicker gets another chance, this time to compete with 25-year-old kicker Cade York and 23-year-old former undrafted kicker Lenny Krieg , from Germany. York is a former fourth-round pick. Koo is the most proven of the trio, but he's also the newcomer, which means he may have some ground to make up.
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