Green Bay Packers sign former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph
The Green Bay Packers are signing former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph out of free agency for the 2024 season, his representative Brett Tessler shared on Tuesday. The 29-year-old kicker went 24-for-30 on field goals during the 2023 regular season and 36-for-38 on extra-point attempts. His new deal with the Packers is reportedly for one year, $1.295 million, per Ian Rapoport.
Joseph kicked for the Vikings for the last three seasons. He holds Minnesota’s record for longest field goal at 61 yards. As the kickoff specialist, he also led the NFL in touchback percentage in 2021.
The Packers have kicker Anders Carlson on the roster whom they signed to a four-year rookie deal after drafting him in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Carlson missed six field goal attempts during his first season, four kicks from 40+ yards and two from 50+. He was also 34-for-39 on extra-point attempts. During the postseason, Carlson went 2-for-3 on field goals and 7-for-8 on extra points.
Greg Joseph entered the league in 2018 with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. He played his collegiate football at FAU. As a rookie for the Browns, he went 17-for-20 on field goals. He then signed with the Tennessee Titans for the 2019 season. Joseph kicked for the Titans in two games, knocking through nine extra-point attempts.
Though he wasn’t on an active roster for the 2020 season, he returned in 2021 with the Minnesota Vikings. He played in all 17 for three straight seasons. He signed one-year deals with the Vikings for $2.43 million and $2 million in 2022 and 2023, respectively. He’s hit on 82.6% of his field goals since entering the league and 90.1% on extra points.
More on the 2024 NFL offseason, free agency
The NFL 2024 calendar year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. At that time, contracts running through 2023 officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 5. Beginning March 11 through March 13 teams can enter into a legal negotiation with players who will become unrestricted free agents.
In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 19 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 24, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. Following the restricted free agent deadline follows the 2024 NFL Draft, which runs from April 25-27.