The Jets are signing kicker Younghoe Koo, Connor Hughes of SNYtv reports.
Koo recently participated in the Saints’ rookie minicamp, but New Orleans did not sign him.
He played for both the Falcons and the Giants in 2025, going 6-of-9 on field goals and 13-of-14 on extra points.
The Falcons released Koo after he missed a game-tying field goal at the end of a Week 1 loss to the Buccaneers. He then appeared in five games with the Giants later in the season.
The 2020 Pro Bowler, who spent seven seasons with the Falcons, is 185-of-217 on field goals and 186-of-194 on extra points for his career.
The Jets already have Cade York and Lenny Krieg on their roster at the position.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is still on the mend from a torn ACL. But he’s making progress and will be participating in some aspects of OTAs.
But Atlanta head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters on Wednesday that the signal-caller is not completely medically cleared for team drills quite yet.
Via Will McFadden of the team’s website, Stefanski said Penix will continue to do individual drills and 7-on-7 work. But until it’s “appropriate” in his recovery timeline, Penix will not do 11-on-11.
Stefanski added, via Marc Raimondi of ESPN, that Penix is “doing outstanding.”
“He’s not 100 percent, but he’s exactly where he needs to be,” Stefanski said, noting that he’s not going to put an exact percentage on Penix’s recovery.
Once Penix is ready, he’s set to compete with Tua Tagovailoa to be Atlanta’s QB1.
Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has accepted a fast-track, pre-trial intervention program, his attorney, Yale Sanford, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.
At the request of the state of Florida, the program has been extended from the originally announced six months to one year. If Pearce completes the program, all charges against him stemming from a February incident with his ex-girlfriend will be dropped.
WNBA player Rickea Jackson, Pearce’s ex-girlfriend, also dismissed her attempt to obtain a permanent restraining order against him. Pearce, though, is still required to stay away from Jackson for the next 12 months until his case is closed.
Pearce was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and eluding police and resisting an officer with violence, as well as a misdemeanor count of stalking.
The NFL has not announced the conclusion of a review it was conducting for possible discipline under the Personal Conduct Policy.
The Falcons made Pearce a first-round pick in 2025, and he led the team with 10.5 sacks and set a team rookie record with 45 quarterback pressures.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix isn’t a full participant in the team’s OTA practices this week, but his recovery from a torn ACL has gone well enough for him to take part in 7-on-7 work at this point in the offseason.
Penix said on Tuesday that he “feels like himself” on the field and that his goal has “always been” to be ready for the team’s season opener in September. Once Penix is cleared for full football activities, Penix will have to beat out Tua Tagovailoa to start against the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
That competition has miles to go and Penix said his focus will be on his road rather than on anything Tagovailoa is doing.
“I’m running my own race,” Penix said, via the team’s website. “I can’t look into another lane. But at the same time, we are working together. That’s what its all about. Working together and working with each other to finish the race.”
It will be hard to get a clear read on where things stand in the Falcons’ competition until Penix is back to full speed and the decision will be the first major one that Kevin Stefanski makes as the head coach in Atlanta.
The Falcons moved into the OTA phase of their offseason workouts this week and that allows them to start doing 11-on-11 work during practice sessions.
Such work will be a significant part of their quarterback decision heading into the fall, but Michael Penix is not quite ready for that step yet. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said at a Tuesday press conference that Penix remains limited to individual and 7-on-7 work as he continues to recover from a torn ACL.
Stefanski also looked ahead to how the competition with Tua Tagovailoa will unfold once Penix is ready to do everything on the practice field.
“Very intentionally,” Stefanski said. “I think it’s our job — I think [offensive coordinator] Tommy Rees does an outstanding job of making sure that we’re intentional about how we want this to operate. One guy will be up first one period and then switch with the next period and rotate every single day and really almost every drill because the truth is we’re trying to get the best version of all of our players, so we want to mix and match guys in different spots.”
It’s unclear if Penix will move up to full team drills when the Falcons will have their mandatory minicamp next month. If he doesn’t, training camp will be the time when the bulk of the head-to-head competition takes place in Atlanta.
