The San Francisco 49ers are signing veteran kicker Matthew Wright with Jake Moody injured, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Moody has a high ankle sprain and will miss Thursday night’s game at the Seattle Seahawks.
The 49ers also worked out kickers Randy Bullock, Riley Patterson, Anders Carlson and Matt Coghlin.
Moody suffered the injury with just under five minutes to go in the second quarter during Sunday’s 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. After 49ers defensive tackle Jordan Elliott blocked a field goal attempt and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir returned it 61 yards for a touchdown, Moody was aiming to hit the ensuing kickoff for a touchback as he had on all but four of his previous 27 kickoffs this season.
Kicking into the wind, Moody said he got under the ball a bit, giving Cardinals returner DeeJay Dallas a return opportunity. Dallas worked his way past the first line of Niners defenders and encountered Moody along the left side of the field. As Moody attempted to make the tackle, he was knocked backward with his body folding over his right (kicking) leg.
Moody immediately slammed his helmet in frustration, recognizing the play had unfolded similar to when he said he broke his leg trying to make a tackle in eighth grade.
Wright has kicked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers in his career, during which he is 40 of 47 on field goal attempts and 35 of 37 on extra points.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner contributed to this report.