FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have signed K Joey Slye. Terms of the contract were not announced.
Joey Slye, 28, has played with the Carolina Panthers (2019-20), Houston Texans (2021), San Francisco 49ers (2021) and Washington Commanders (2021-23). The 5-foot-11, 213-pounder, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent out of Virgina Tech with the New York Giants in 2019. After being released by the Giants following training camp in 2019, he signed with Carolina on Aug. 1, 2019. Slye was released by Carolina after training camp in 2021 and spent time that season with Houston, San Francisco and Washington. Slye was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent from Washington on March 18, 2024, but was released by Jacksonville on April 30, 2024.
Slye has played in 78 regular season games and has connected on 121-of-147 field goals and 138-of-156 extra points. Last season, Slye played in all 17 games and was 19-of-24 on field goals and 32-of-35 on extra points for Washington and connected on a career long and franchise record 61-yard field goal vs. Philadelphia on Oct. 29, 2023.
