Jason Myers’ rough preseason has put a familiar Seahawks problem back in the spotlight: what, if anything, can the team do if the kicking issues don’t go away?
Myers missed kicks from 45 yards, 48 yards and 44 yards over Seattle’s first two preseason games, a jarring stretch for a kicker who broke franchise records last season. Those are the kinds of attempts a reliable leg is supposed to handle, and the misses were enough to make Seahawks fans uneasy.
There is at least some built-in flexibility here. Myers is in the final year of his contract, and there have been no reports of the Seahawks moving to extend him early. That means if the season goes sideways, Seattle would have the ability to move on next year without much complication.
The team could also, in theory, make a change during the season if the struggles continue. Most of Myers’ 2026 salary is base money, not guaranteed, so releasing him would free up most of what he is owed. That is not the expectation right now, but it is an option.
The problem is the market for replacement kickers is thin. The Saints already grabbed Daniel Carlson a couple of days ago, leaving Graham Gano, Brandon McManus and Matt Prater as the most recognizable names still available. Beyond them, the pool gets shallow fast.
Each of those veterans comes with obvious baggage. Gano is 39 and has played 23 of a possible 51 games over the last three seasons while converting barely over 75% of his field goals.
McManus has long been an uneven kicker and is coming off a rough 2025 season in Green Bay. Prater is 42, has been accurate, and has also missed significant recent time.
There are other options out there, but they would be major gambles.
That’s the ugly truth about the position: kicking is volatile, and even respected veterans can turn in a bad stretch or a bad season. Given how long Myers has been in Seattle, the Seahawks are likely to give him every chance to sort this out. That makes sense.
If an injury is behind the misses, the calculation changes. In that scenario, Prater would be the guess here, though even then there isn’t a clean answer unless a surprise kicker becomes available on cutdown day. For now, the Seahawks appear set to ride with Myers and hope they do not end up regretting it.
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