The Washington Commanders Replace Kicker Zane Gonzalez with Matt Gay

The Washington Commanders haven’t had any kicker news in a while. They didn’t sign one in free agency, draft one last weekend, or sign an UDFA after the draft. That changed today with the news that Washington s signing former Indianapolis Colts kicker Matt Gay. Tom pelissero has the initial report, and he followed it up with news that Zane Gonzalez was being released.

Kicking Table

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Scoring Kickoffs Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% KO KOYds TB TB% KOAvg AV Awards
2019 25 TAM NFL K 16 0 0 0 6 6 7 5 14 11 8 5 35 27 58 77.1 48 43 89.6 1 14 0 0.0 14 3 2020 26 LAR NFL K 7 0 0 0 2 2 6 5 7 6 1 1 16 14 51 87.5 16 16 100.0 35 2234 28 80.0 64 2
2021
27 LAR NFL K 17 0 0 0 6 6 15 15 8 7 5 4 34 32 55 94.1 49 48 98.0 102 6309 65 63.7 62 5 PB 2022 28 LAR NFL K 17 0 0 0 9 9 8 8 4 4 9 7 30 28 58 93.3 32 31 96.9 77 4843 61 79.2 63 5 2023 29 IND NFL K 17 0 0 0 9 9 10 9 9 7 13 8 41 33 57 80.5 36 35 97.2 92 5898 72 78.3 64 2 2024 30 IND NFL K 16 0 0 0 9 9 12 12 7 7 9 3 37 31 56 83.8 33 33 100.0 82 5280 68 82.9 64 3
6 Yrs 90 0 0 0 41 41 58 54 49 42 45 28 193 165 58 85.5 214 206 96.3 389 24578 294 75.6 63 20 17 Game Avg 17 0 0 0 8 8 11 10 9 8 9 5 36 31 58 85.5 40 39 96.3 73 4643 56 75.6 63 4 LAR (3 Yrs) 41 0 0 0 17 17 29 28 19 17 15 12 80 74 58 92.5 97 95 97.9 214 13386 154 72.0 63 12 IND (2 Yrs) 33 0 0 0 18 18 22 21 16 14 22 11 78 64 57 82.1 69 68 98.6 174 11178 140 80.5 64 5 TAM (1 Yr) 16 0 0 0 6 6 7 5 14 11 8 5 35 27 58 77.1 48 43 89.6 1 14 0 0.0 14 3

Matt Gay is a six-yrar veteran who has kicked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers(1 season), Los Angeles Rams(3 seasons), and Indianapolis Colts(1 season), playing 90 regular season games. He is 165 for 193 on field goals and completed 206 of 214 extra points during those games. Gay had his highest touchback percentage(82%) last season under the NFL’s new kickoff rules.

Zane Gonzalez was the Commanders kicker for 6 regular season games, and all three on their playoff games. He finished the regular season going 5 for 7 on field goals during the regular season, and 19 for 19 on extra points. He was 7 for 8 in FGs during the playoffs and 8 for 8 on XPs.