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Morstead spent 12 years punting for the Saints before making stops with the Jets, Falcons, Dolphins, and 49ers over the last five seasons. The 40-year-old veteran averaged 43.6 yards per punt for San Francisco last year. Current Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez was injured during a blocked punt in the Colts’ Week 6 loss to the Titans. Morstead joins the Colts’ practice squad as insurance in case Sanchez cannot play Week 7 against the Vikings.

Morstead will enter his 17th NFL season with the Niners after spending the past two years with the Jets. Morstead, 39, has played for four other teams since entering the league in 2007. In 2024, he ranked 25th in net punting average (41 yards) and a career-high touchback rate of 11.1 percent.

Austin McNamara and Kai Kroeger will compete for the Jets punter job this year. The 39-year-old former Saint was the league’s oldest punter last season. If he wants to keep punting, he can absolutely join the tryout circuit or a competition elsewhere. But this is probably a sign that Morstead’s 16-year career is close to an end at this point.