The Jets will add a different kicker before the 2026 season opener.

The original pre-event post names Sanders and predicts a replacement from imminent cuts. Resolve someone as a kicker from the immediately preceding sentence. The near-term cutdown outcome occurred three days later, before the opener; opener date is the outer review window, not an invented exact acquisition date. Original source verified and primary transaction evidence checked.

The Jets were awarded kicker Blake Grupe on waivers on August 31, three days after the call. Indianapolis had released him the previous day. This directly satisfies the near-term cutdown pickup prediction; it does not claim which kicker would play in Week 1.

The quote questions whether the eventual Jets kicker is on the roster, and the author independently predicts signing someone else. This is the earlier generic form of the same near-term preseason kicker acquisition; the later waived-player condition remains a visible revision.

The quote questions whether the eventual Jets kicker is on the roster, and the author independently predicts signing someone else. This is the earlier generic form of the same near-term preseason kicker acquisition; the later waived-player condition remains a visible revision.

The Jets were awarded kicker Blake Grupe off waivers on August 31, 2026, six days after this forecast and before the September 13 opener. This establishes another kicker acquisition without importing the later waived-player wording into the original.