After losing Stephen Gostkowski for the year because of a hip injury, the New England Patriots brought in numerous kickers for workouts before going with veteran Mike Nugent. Two games into his tenure with the club, Nugent — who is exclusively used as a place kicker and does not handle kickoffs — has been serviceable but not awe-inspiring: he made two of his three field goal attempts and was also successful on eight of nine extra point tries.
While there is no indication that the Patriots plan to move on from the veteran, they are continuing to take a look at all available options and have an open spot on their practice squad after moving on from kicker Younghoe Koo.