Ravens sign K Jake Moody to the practice squad as Tyler Loop continues to struggle
Washington Commanders place kicker Drew Stevens (19) kicks the ball during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Aug. 14, 2026 in Landover, Md. Credit: AP/Daniel Kucin Jr.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens now have a second option at kicker.
The Ravens signed Jake Moody to the practice squad after second-year man Tyler Loop struggled a bit during preseason. Loop went 4 for 7 on field goals in preseason games this year, missing from 49, 51 and 58 yards.
“I have a lot of confidence in Tyler still. He’s had a great training camp,” Ravens coach Jesse Minter said. “I expect him to be our kicker going into (Week 1 at) Indianapolis. But I think again, you’re always trying to just have every scenario covered.”
Loop went just 1 for 4 from 50 yards and beyond last season. He missed only one field goal inside 50, but it was a 44-yarder on the final play of the final game. When that kick went wide right at Pittsburgh, it cost Baltimore a playoff spot.
Moody played college football at Michigan, including for one season when Minter was a defensive coordinator there.
Moody played his first two NFL seasons with San Francisco, then kicked for the 49ers, Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders last season. The Commanders cut him during training camp this year.
He is 64 of 82 on field goals in his career, 8 of 14 from 50 yards and beyond.
Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop (33) misses a field goal attempt against the Washington Commanders during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Baltimore. Credit: AP/Stephanie Scarbrough
“Jake's just kind of been on the radar. He's a guy that's had success in this league,” Minter said. “It's whatever's best for the team at that particular moment, so we added a guy to compete on the practice squad and kind of see how it shakes out from there.”
The big news from the Ravens on roster cutdown day Sunday was defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike making the 53-man roster, instead of needing an injured reserve stint. Madubuike missed almost all of last season with a neck injury.
It's still not clear when exactly he'll be able to play in a game, but Madubuike avoiding an IR designation suggests the team feels he can return close to the start of the season.
“When you do that, you're talking about four games, if you were to start him there. So I don't see him obviously missing that many games," Minter said. “He's just doing more and more.”
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