Commanders Release Kicker Matt Gay, Sign Jake Moody

The Washington Commanders released kicker Matt Gay on Monday, November 17, 2025, one day after his misses contributed to a 16-13 overtime loss against the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain. The team quickly signed Jake Moody from the Chicago Bears practice squad to replace him, marking the eighth kicker change during head coach Dan Quinn's tenure.

Gay, a seven-year NFL veteran and former Pro Bowler with the Los Angeles Rams, missed a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter that would have tied the score at 6-6. Later, with 10 seconds left in regulation, he pushed a 56-yard attempt wide right, a kick that would have given Washington a 16-13 victory and snapped their five-game losing streak. The miss forced overtime, where Dolphins kicker Riley Patterson secured the win with a 29-yard field goal. Gay converted the other two attempts in the game, from 26 and 30 yards, but his performance underscored ongoing struggles from long range.

In his first season with the Commanders, Gay appeared in 10 games and made 13 of 19 field goals for a 68.4 percent success rate, his lowest in the league. He was perfect on 22 extra-point attempts but converted just four of nine tries from 50 yards or...