Report: Ex-Raiders K Janikowski visiting Seahawks
Former Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski will visit the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, according to an ESPN report.
Janikowski, who turned 40 earlier this month, did not play in 2017 after being placed on injured reserve with a back injury shortly before the season began.
The Raiders released Janikowski in February, ending an 18-year tenure with the team that began when Oakland drafted him 17th overall in the 2000 draft. The Polish lefty made 80.4 percent of field-goal attempts and 98.9 percent of extra-point attempts during his 17 seasons with the Raiders. He made 83.7 percent of his kicks over the last eight seasons, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2011.
The Seahawks are looking for a replacement for Blair Walsh, who was not re-signed and remains a free agent after he made 21 of 29 field-goal attempts (72.4 percent) in 2017.
The only kicker currently on Seattle's roster is Jason Myers, who was signed to a futures contract in January. Myers, who turns 27 in May, was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars in October after missing four field-goal attempts and two extra-point attempts through six games in 2017.
The Raiders replaced Janikowski with Giorgio Tavecchio, who made 16 of 21 field-goal attempts (76.2 percent) and went 33-of-34 on PATs in 2017.
--Field Level Media
