The New York Jets reportedly signed kicker Younghoe Koo on Wednesday, per Connor Hughes.
Koo is most known for his time with the Atlanta Falcons, but spent some time last season with the New York Giants.
The kicker became known for his accuracy, but all of a sudden, in 2024, he started to lose it. Then, in 2025, he played one game for the Falcons, went 2 for 3 on field goals, and was released.
Koo and the Falcons were playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 and missed a 44-yard field goal with six seconds left in regulation that would have sent the game into overtime.
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He was released and then eventually signed by the Giants. Koo played in just five games for New York and was 4 for 6 on his field goal attempts.
His time in New York was overshadowed by an infamously viral clip. Koo was lining up for a kick when it looked like there was some miscommunication, but he went to kick it and ended up whiffing.
Koo kicked for the Giants one more game after that, but was released on December 16.
The veteran now joins the kicking competition for the Jets. New York currently rosters three place kickers between Koo, Cade York and Lenny Krieg.
Last year, the Jets leaned on Nick Folk for their kicking duties, and he went 28 for 29 on field goals and made all 22 of his extra-point attempts. Folk signed with the Falcons in free agency this offseason.
York didn’t see any game action in 2025, but in 2024, he was 9 of 13 for field goal attempts, while missing two extra-point attempts.
Kireg is a German placekicker who spent the 2025 season on the Falcons’ practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets in the offseason and is still looking for his first game action in the NFL.
Koo will try to win the kicking competition and return to his 2020 form, which culminated in a Pro Bowl selection. That year, he went 37 of 39 on field goal attempts, including nailing all eight attempts from beyond 50 yards.