If they hadn’t already been answered, any questions about the Jets kicking situation were put to rest Tuesday when the team signed Jason Sanders to the active roster and waived Blake Grupe.
Sanders had been elevated from the practice squad in each of the first three weeks and is 5-for-6 on field goal tries this season, with his only miss a 54-yarder in the season opener.
By NFL rule, a player can be elevated from the practice squad a maximum of three times per season before a team must either sign him to the active 53-man roster or expose him to waivers.
Sanders’ elevation for Sunday’s game in Detroit was his third, which exhausted his maximum allotment of practice squad elevations.
Sanders failed to make the initial 53-man roster after a shaky preseason, leading the Jets to sign Grupe the week before the season opener.
Sanders was selected to play the opener and hasn’t relinquished the job since.
In other roster moves Tuesday, the Jets waived cornerback Jordan Clark, though he could return to the practice squad if he clears waivers.
New York Jets kicker Jason Sanders (19) kicks a field goal against the Detroit Lions during the third quarter at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
They also signed offensive linemen Nick Dawkins and Jimmy Morrissey to the practice squad. Both of them play guard and center.
Those moves were necessitated when starting left guard Dylan Parham was lost to a left knee injury in the loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Jets kicker Blake Grupe (11) talks with running back Breece Hall (20) during practice Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Florham Park, N.J. Bill Kostroun/New York Post
Jordan Meredith replaced Parham in the game and appeared to miss the block that allowed Detroit safety Chuck Clark to sack quarterback Geno Smith and force the fumble that sealed the game for the Lions in the final seconds.