The Jacksonville Jaguars announced Wednesday that they have cut kicker Matt Wright. Who is Matt Wright you may be asking? Well, he is the guy who replaced Josh Lambo at the position.
Lambo is the kicker who is suing the team for almost $4 million dollars as a result of physical and mental damages he suffered under former head coach Urban Meyer.
Wright hit two of the most improbable fourth quarter field goals you’ll see in London last year: 54-yarder that drew back inside right upright to tie and then 53-yarder to win at final gun. Had made only 1 50-yarder in college back in 2016 prior to that https://t.co/fEeJiMnNuV
— J.P. Shadrick (@jpshadrick) May 11, 2022
Wright turned out to be a great replacement for Lambo, which is one of the few things Meyer may have gotten right when he was head coach of the team.
Some Jags fans, however, are questioning the move and wondering out loud what it means. As the Jags are being sued by their former kicker, does cutting Wright mean that they are about to bring back Lambo?
This has to be related to the possible resigning of Josh Lambo. pic.twitter.com/3P5MJnqHJ9
— Hodari (@Hodari11) May 11, 2022
Wright, who is a graduate of Central Florida, is probably going to be best known for breaking the Jags’ 20-game losing streak last season against the Miami Dolphins in London.
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence says PK Matt Wright was a software engineer just a few months ago and now is the team's hero
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) October 17, 2021
This was Wright’s fifth team since joining the NFL and he has yet to spend no more than a year at each spot. Despite that, Wright has hit nearly 90% of his field goals in his NFL career, which his longest being a 56-yarder, so more than likely, he won’t be out of a job for long.
https://twitter.com/swiftykirk/status/1475265909564530693
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