Riders’ QB Cody Fajardo wants Jacksonville Jaguars to sign Canadian kicker Brett Lauther

Cody Fajardo is always looking to help out his teammates — even when it comes to finding employment in the NFL.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ franchise quarterback wants the Jacksonville Jaguars to sign Truro, Nova Scotia native Brett Lauther.

Fajardo tweeted: Hey Jaguars if you want to end your kicker carousel sign Brett Lauther NOW you can thank me later!

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Lauther opted out of his contract with the Riders in August to pursue the NFL. During two seasons with Saskatchewan, Lauther made 86-of-101 kicks (85 percent) with a long of 57 yards.

The Jags have used five placekickers this season — Josh Lambo, Brandon Wright, Aldrick Rosas, Stephen Hauschka, and Jon Brown.

Lambo played the first two games of the schedule before being placed on injured reserve with a hip injury. He has been excellent since signing with Jacksonville in 2017, connecting on 74-of-78 field goal attempts (94.9 percent).

Wright was waived with an injury settlement after missing an extra point attempt in Week 3. Rosas connected on four-of-five field goals in Week 4 but was moved back to the practice squad. Hauschka was released after missing both of his field goal attempts in Week 5.

Brown kicked for Jacksonville in Sunday’s 34-16 loss to the Detroit Lions having never made a field goal in a regular season football game at any level.

The college soccer player spent four years on practice rosters in Cincinnati (2016-2018) and San Francisco (2019) but never got into a real game. The Louisville product went one-of-two on field goals against Detroit, connecting from 31 yards out but missing from 32.

Jacksonville’s kickers have combined to make eight-of-twelve field goals (66 percent) en route to a 1-5 record. Lauther’s percentage with the Riders was nearly 20 points higher.