On Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers had to play the second half with their starting kicker sidelined.
While in kickoff return coverage, Jake Moody attempted to make a tackle against the Arizona Cardinals and suffered an ankle injury that required him to be carted to the locker room and be ruled out for the remainder of the 49ers’ 24-23 loss.
After the game, head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed Moody suffered a high ankle injury.
With only four days between Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals and the 49ers’ upcoming Thursday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks, the 49ers needed to make a decision for their kicker position.
On Tuesday morning, the 49ers reportedly signed veteran kicker Matthew Wright according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Wright won a “kicker derby,” over Pelissero.
Via @TomPelissero on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1843654405603598352
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the 49ers also worked out kickers Anders Carlson, Riley Patterson, Matt Coghlin and Randy Bullock.
Via @AdamSchefter on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1843654405603598352
Over 24 career games, Wright has kicked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. Wright has made 40-of-47 field goals in his career with his career-long coming from 59 yards.