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Cowboys cut Dan Bailey

Veteran kicker will land with new team

The Cowboys made the most surprising roster move today, giving Dan Bailey the boot. They’re going with Brett Maher (who?) as their kicker. But Bailey won’t be unemployed for long.

Time will tell where Bailey will land, but he won’t be unemployed for long. He’s converted 88 percent of his career field goals, 2nd-best among active kickers with at least 100 attempts.

The Vikings are a Super Bowl contender and have a rookie kicker who missed a pair of 42-yard attempts against Seattle a week ago. They’re probably among the teams that are wondering whether they should make a move. If Bailey were kicking for Minnesota, he’d very much be in play to be one of the first half-dozen kickers selected.

Texans, Jaguars, Raiders, Bucs and Giants all look like possibilities. Bailey will play somewhere.

ALL-TIME FIELD GOAL ACCURACY
PlayerFGFGAPct
Justin Tucker20222490.2
Dan Bailey18621188.2
Stephen Gostkowski34038887.6
Stephen Hauschka22025287.3
Robbie Gould32537486.9
Matt Bryant36842985.8
Chandler Catanzaro10312284.4
Adam Vinatieri55966384.3
Phil Dawson43651884.2
Matt Prater24629583.4
Ryan Succop20925183.3
Greg Zuerlein15018182.9
Randy Bullock10112282.8
Graham Gano21025781.7
Caleb Sturgis11113781.0
Mike Nugent24730581.0
Brandon McManus9211480.7
Sebastian Janikowski41451580.4
Mason Crosby27734580.3

We are currently working our way through all the roster moves. We’ll be sending out a preview edition of the Monday rankings soon. That will come with just player rankings but no team notes. The Monday product will be delivered at its usual time.

—Ian Allan

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