Jake Moody may be improving but the 49ers are bringing in kicker Matthew Wright, all while contract talks ensue on Nick Bosa and health reports perhaps dim on George Kittle.
SANTA CLARA – A Robbie Gould encore is not the 49ers’ solution after injuries to their two kickers last week.
Wright’s signing is not yet official but is the expectation, according to a team source. He will be added to the practice squad as Moody’s quadriceps injury is not severe enough for the 49ers to shop for a full-time replacement. Wright, 27, has made 40-of-46 field goals since 2020 in stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs. He played for the Carolina Panthers in the preseason before being waived Saturday.
The 49ers spent a third-round pick to land Moody as the highest-drafted kicker since Roberto Aguayo . Lynch, in his Wednesday press conference, referred to Moody as “a rare talent at that position who’s going to be our answer there for a long, long time.”
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