Overview
- The Chiefs signed veteran Justin Tucker to the practice squad after a workout that special teams coordinator Dave Toub said featured 30 made kicks, including seven from beyond 50 yards and one from 60.
- Toub called Tucker "off the charts good" and said Tucker’s accuracy in the tryout is why the team kept him close as an emergency option.
- Harrison Butker remains the team’s active kicker after a perfect 10-for-10 showing in a windy practice session with Tucker watching.
- Putting Tucker on the practice squad gives the Chiefs an elevatable, game-ready replacement under NFL rules and creates a performance-based insurance plan for the kicking spot.
- Tucker’s high profile and Butker’s season struggles — 11 of 16 field-goal conversions so far — raise the stakes for roster decisions and add public scrutiny to the team’s kicking room.