Vikings sign Dan Bailey as kicker
Kicker Dan Bailey #5 of the Dallas Cowboys kicks an extra point during the second half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals on September 25, 2017. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
EAGAN, Minn. (KMSP) - The deal is officially done.
Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings signed kicker Dan Bailey to the squad after releasing Daniel Carlson, who missed three kicks in Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
To make room on the roster, the Vikings also waived wide receiver Stacy Coley.
Bailey was released from the Cowboys on Sept. 1. He is in his eighth season in the NFL and has made 88.2 percent of his field goal attempts. He has also made 276 of 278 career PAT attempts. He is the second most accurate kicker in NFL history.