Vikings sign kicker after Will Reichard is injured

Special Teams Coordinator Matt Daniels Perhaps two-thirds of the Vikings' field goal and extra point operations need to be replaced.

Two-time Pro Bowl long snapper Andrew De Paola and kicker Will Reichard were both injured in Sunday's win against the Colts.

The Vikings are still “processing” Reichard’s injury, Daniels said Tuesday.

But the team will re-sign the kicker John Parker Romoa league source confirmed after a tryout with other kickers at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

Romo, who went undrafted out of Virginia Tech in 2022, spent part of this offseason in Minnesota before being released at the start of training camp.

Romo, 27, could make his NFL debut for the Vikings on Sunday in Jacksonville if Reichard is unable to play.

“The last thing you want to do is go in expecting Will to leave this week,” Daniels said, “and Friday comes around and he’s not feeling so well. We don’t want to put him in a bad situation.”

Reichard, the sixth-round pick from Alabama, said he was battling leg pain before Sunday's win as he put extra strain on his right quadriceps. But he didn't report the leg pain to the team before Sunday's game, Daniels said. The rookie has converted 14 of 16 field goals and all 23 extra point attempts and missed his first two kicks on Sunday after converting 34 straight attempts early in his NFL career.