Jake Moody began his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers on a promising note, earning the honor of being selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He flashed promise during his rookie campaign and gave the team and fan base hope that he could blossom into one of the top kickers in the league. The 2021 Consensus All-American did not fulfill his potential, however. Stunning inaccuracy and a heated exchange with Deebo Samuel last year seemed to doom his stay in The Bay.

The Niners gave Moody another chance, though, retaining him as their kicker into the 2025-26 campaign. They finally ran out of patience last Sunday, cutting ties with him and essentially admitting their big draft-day blunder. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan and company could no longer afford to wait

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