Report: 49ers sign experienced kicker to replace injured Moody

Report: 49ers sign veteran kicker to replace injured Moody originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

It appears the 49ers have found a temporary solution at kicker.

Second-year pro Jake Moody will miss Thursday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks with a high ankle sprain, so the 49ers are signing veteran kicker Matthew Wright as a placeholder, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, citing sources.

The 49ers also were training kickers Randy Bullock, Riley Patterson, Anders Carlson and Matt Coghlin, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday.

Wright is no stranger to the 49ers. The 28-year-old was with them for five days in 2023 and was also briefly on San Francisco's practice squad at the start of last season, but never played in a game.

Wright signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and has since played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. He also spent time on the rosters of the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, although he never played in a game for those teams.

Over his career, Wright has successfully converted 40 of 47 field goal attempts and 35 of 37 extra point attempts.

Moody suffered the injury in San Francisco's 24-23 loss on Sunday while attempting to tackle Arizona returner DeeJay Dallas. The 24-year-old limped to the 49ers sideline before being carted off the field. Shortly afterwards he was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Being without a highly efficient kicker in a frustrating 1-point loss makes all the difference, and the 49ers didn't want to take the risk for their crucial Thursday Night Football matchup against another division rival.

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