Zane Gonzalez

Zane Gonzalez

30-Year-Old KickerK
Atlanta Falcons
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Gonzalez stepped in for an injured Austin Seibert and performed well down the stretch for Washington last season, making 12 of 15 field-goal attempts and all 27 PATs across three regular-season games and three playoff contests. All three misses came in easy wins for Washington, softening the blow, but the team nonetheless released Gonzalez after signing fellow kicker Matt Gay in April. Now a free agent, Gonzalez will look for opportunities to compete for a placekicker role. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a contract with the Falcons in November of 2025.
New kicker in Atlanta
KAtlanta Falcons
November 4, 2025
Gonzalez agreed to a one-year contract with the Falcons on Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
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Atlanta will make room for Gonzalez on its roster by waiving incumbent kicker Parker Romo, whose missed extra-point attempt in this past Sunday's game against the Patriots proved to be the difference in a 24-23 loss. Gonzalez, who had been a free agent since being cut by Washington in April, brings ample NFL experience to the table, though he's rarely performed well enough to earn a long-term stay at any of his four stops since entering the league in 2017. The 30-year-old has converted field goals at an 80 percent clip across stints with the Browns, Cardinals, Panthers and Commanders over parts of six seasons.
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The 49ers traded with the Panthers for Gonzalez this offseason after Robbie Gould declined to re-sign with the team. The former appeared set to take over as the team's kicker, but San Francisco then used a third-round pick on Jake Moody during this year's draft. It would be foolish for the front office to burn such a high pick on a player they don't plan on keeping past training camp, so Gonzalez may find himself on yet another team by Week 1.
Gonzalez took over the starting job Week 2 last season and immediately buoyed a Carolina kicking unit that had been problematic in recent years. The veteran converted 20 of 22 attempts before hurting his leg in Week 15 pre-game warmups - an injury that cost him the final four games. Gonzalez has only had two seasons with a field-goal percentage higher than 80, so he'll have to prove last year wasn't a small-sample fluke. Unfortunately, he may not have that chance this year, as he suffered a groin injury in the Panthers' preseason finale and was placed on injured reserve shortly thereafter.
Kliff Kingsbury's offense didn't do much for David Johnson or Larry Fitzgerald in 2019, but it did produce the fifth-ranked fantasy kicker, thanks to red-zone struggles and a barrage of chip-shot FGs. Gonzalez led the league in attempts from 30-39 yards and tied for the lead from 20-29. He'll probably trade some of those easy three-pointers for PATs in 2020 but should also see more chances from distance.
Cut by Cleveland two games into his second season, Gonzalez was signed to Arizona's practice squad last year before joining the roster. The sample is still limited, but career conversion rates of 70.6 percent for field goals and 89.2 percent for extra points don't inspire confidence. While Arizona's offense should be improved, there's no way to know if Gonzalez will even have the job for Week 1.
Drafted in Round 7 last year, Gonzalez was granted a developmental season along with the rest of the perpetually rebuilding Cleveland roster, facing no real threat to his job despite missing one-fourth of his attempts. He converted 25 of 26 extra-point tries, and made eight of nine field-goal attempts after Week 8. The Browns would need massive improvement just to bring Gonzalez to the edge of fantasy relevance.
Selected in the seventh round of this year's draft, Gonzalez is expected to compete with Cody Parkey for the starting job. Parkey was solid in 14 games with the Browns last year, connecting on 80 percent of his 25 attempts, though his 21 PAT attempts (he made 20) left him as the lowest-scoring kicker among those who made as many appearances. Regardless of who wins the job, the Browns' kicker isn't likely to be a strong fantasy option this year given the team's expected struggles offensively.
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Let go by Washington
KFree Agent
April 29, 2025
The Commanders are releasing Gonzalez on Tuesday after having signed Matt Gay, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.
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Running it back in D.C.
KWashington Commanders
March 6, 2025
Washington re-signed Gonzalez on Thursday.
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Fills in capably for Seibert
KWashington Commanders
February 6, 2025
Gonzalez made six regular-season appearances and three playoff appearances for the Commanders in 2024, en route to converting 12 of 15 field-goal attempts and all 27 PATs.
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Takes every rep Wednesday
KWashington Commanders
January 15, 2025
Gonzalez (hip) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
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Limited Tuesday with hip issue
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January 14, 2025
Gonzalez was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice due to a hip injury.
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Works out for Bills
KFree Agent
September 1, 2025
Gonzalez participated in a workout with the Bills last week, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports.
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Tyler Bass dealt with a pelvic injury during the preseason, prompting Buffalo to audition potential replacements, including Greg Joseph and Eddy Pineiro. Gonzalez appeared in six regular-season games for the Commanders last season after being out of the NFL since 2021, converting all 19 of his extra-point attempts and five of seven of his field-goal attempts.
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