Bucs give kicker the boot
TAMPA (AP) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut kicker Mike Nugent a day after he missed two field goals in a 16-13 loss to the Washington Redskins.
Nugent missed kicks of 49 and 48 yards Sunday and was 2-of-6 on field goal attempts through four games.
The Bucs worked out former Indianapolis kicker Shane Andrus and signed him as Nugent’s replacement.
Andrus signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in March after spending the first four seasons of his career with the New York Jets. After going 0-for-4 on his first four attempts for the Bucs, the fifth-year pro made kicks of 37 and 22 yards against the Redskins.