Saints Sign Kicker Mason Shipley for Kickoff
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The New Orleans Saints have bolstered their special teams with the signing of undrafted free agent kicker Mason Shipley from the Texas Longhorns. Shipley, who transferred from Texas State to Texas in 2025, boasts an impressive 87% success rate on field goals and 100% on extra points. His transfer to Texas saw him maintain a high level of performance, going 16/19 on field goals and perfect on 40 extra points. With Shipleys addition, the Saints now have a formidable depth chart at kicker to enhance their special teams play.
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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Saints Sign Kicker Mason Shipley for Kickoff. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 28. You're listening to NFL News today, AI-powered NFL coverage. The New Orleans Saints just signed undratted free agent kicker Mason Shipley from the Texas Longhorns to ramp up competition for their current guy. Charlie Smith, right before off-season workouts kickoff, Shipley kicked off his college days at Oklahoma State in 2020, but never saw the field there, then bounced to Texas State for three solid. Seasons from 2022 to 2024. At Texas State, he lit it up, hitting 31 of 35 field goals for an 88.6% clip plus a bunch of extra points. And in 2024, he nailed 15 of 19 with a 60-yard bomb that sets school and conference records, even landing on the Lou Groza watchlist. Last year, he transferred to Texas for 2025, going 16 of 19 on field goals and perfect on 40 extra points across 11 games. Overall, Shipley's connected on 47 of 54 field goals at 87% in 49 games with 151 extra points,
so the Saints now got a real depth at kicker to sharpen that special team's edge.
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