Jaguars to use their fifth kicker in first five games

We just couldn’t let this stuff go …

Quarterback Gardner Minshew wouldn’t even try to name every kicker who’s suited up for the Jacksonville Jaguars this season.

He surely would have missed one or two — or more.

The Jaguars (1-4) will set an NFL record by using their fifth kicker in as many games when they host Detroit (1-3) on Sunday. Only four teams have used five or more kickers in a single season, with the Chargers (2017) doing it most recently.

The others: New Orleans (1978) and Washington (1987, 2000). But none of them switched it up as much as Jacksonville has been forced to do because of injuries.

“It’s crazy,” Minshew said. “You hope everybody that comes in can hang for a while, but you know that isn’t always the case.”

It’s been a revolving tee for the Jaguars since Josh Lambo injured his hip in a Week 2 loss at Tennessee. Lambo landed on injured reserve, and Jacksonville turned to rookie Brandon Wright against Miami for Thursday night football.

But Wright’s tenure was short-lived. He missed an extra point, injured his groin and was waived four days later.

The Jaguars worked out and signed veteran Steven Hauschka for Week 4. But Hauschka reported soreness in his leg a day later and was unavailable at Cincinnati. Jacksonville called up Aldrick Rosas from the practice squad to fill in. Rosas was cut by the New York Giants after he was charged with three misdemeanors for an alleged high-speed hit-and-run that led to his arrest in June.

Rosas was wide left from 48 yards against the Bengals. He rebounded by making his next four field goals and an extra point, but he injured his hip/groin and was placed on the practice squad injured list.

Hauschka was seemingly healthy enough to take his turn last week at Houston. But he missed two field goals in the final minute of the first half, pulling a 24-yarder wide left and then coming up well short from 49 yards. The Jaguars cut him Monday.

Now it’s Jon Brown’s turn. A college soccer player turned football kicker, Brown (pictured above) was promoted from the practice squad and will make his NFL debut against the Lions. He will join Wright in the league’s small fraternity of Black kickers.