Former San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody had an audition last week with the Baltimore Ravens, and it seems to have gone well, as the Atlanta Falcons went ahead and cut veteran kicker Nick Folk while signing Moody off Baltimore’s practice squad.
Moody is joining yet another team, which continues the merry-go-round he has been on since the 49ers cut him after a terrible Week 1 performance last season. He went to the Chicago Bears after that, then the Washington Commanders, then Baltimore, and now the Falcons, all in a little over a year.
Even though 49ers fans don’t have the fondest memories of the kicker, other teams have been willing to give him a shot. Since taking his leave from San Francisco, he has been serviceable, making 18 of 20 field goals last season between his stops in Chicago and Washington.
He drilled his one attempt with the Ravens last Thursday from 53 yards in rainy weather and made his lone extra point attempt as well. Of course, the question is now whether he can stick with Atlanta.
It’s a bit of a shame the Falcons didn’t sign him sooner because it would have been fun to see Moody go up against the Niners back in Week 7. Moody has yet to face San Francisco ever since his release, but at some point it feels inevitable that he will square off against his former team.
Jake Moody's recent whereabouts can't distract 49ers from their own problems
Despite the entertainment of the Jake Moody saga, the 49ers have currently been enduring kicking struggles of their own.
Through the team's first seven games, Eddy Pineiro had missed more kicks than he did all of last year. Thankfully, though he made all of his field goal and extra point attempts in Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders, so maybe he is back on track. If not, maybe the Niners could bring Folk in for a tryout to put some pressure on him.
Moody’s carousel around the NFL probably isn’t over, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up next. If he gets cut by Atlanta, maybe a team that plays the Niners later this season will sign him, and we will get the Moody revenge game we all knew would come at some point.
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