Kicker Matthew Wright, a Lampeter-Strasburg grad, was signed to the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad, the team announced Wednesday.
Regular kicker Joey Slye did not practice Wednesday due to a right calf injury, according to the Titans’ injury report.
Tennessee plays at Las Vegas on Sunday.
Wright, 29, was released by the Carolina Panthers ahead of final cuts in August. He had been competing with undrafted rookie Ryan Fitzgerald and went 0-for-1 on field goals and 1-for-1 on extra points in the preseason.
This is his second stint with Tennessee. He went 4-for-4 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs in last season’s final two games.
He appeared in games for two other teams last season after being released by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of training camp.
He kicked in one game for the San Francisco 49ers, going 3-for-3 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in a 36-24 win over Seattle. He suffered a dislocated shoulder while making a tackle on a kickoff return in the game’s final minutes and didn’t play again for the Niners.
He kicked in two games for the Kansas City Chiefs. In the second game, he made a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Chiefs to a 19-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers that clinched the AFC West title on Dec. 8.
Overall, the Central Florida product went 15-for-16 on field goals and 6-for-6 on extra points in 2024.
He also has appeared in regular season games for Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Carolina.
In his career, he’s appeared in 29 games, going 55-for-63 on field goals, with a long of 59, and 41-for-43 on extra points.
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