Houston Texans kicker Nick Novak (8) celebrates after a second-quarter field goal against the New England Patriots Jan. 14, 2017 before an NFL football conference playoff game in Foxborough, Mass. New England won 34 – 16. (Al Messerschmidt via AP)

The Los Angeles Chargers have signed kicker Nick Novak. In a corresponding move, kicker
Younghoe Koo was waived.
SIGNED
Player                     Pos.           Exp.             College
Nick Novak             K               10              Maryland

WAIVED
Player                    Pos.           Exp.             College
Younghoe Koo       K               R         Georgia Southern

Nick Novak
The 10-year veteran returns to the Chargers where he kicked from 2011-14. Novak has connected
on 173 of 209 field goal attempts (82.8-percent) with a career-long of 53-yards. He has appeared
in 111 career games for the Chargers, Redskins, Cardinals, Chiefs and Texans. Novak ranks as the
second most accurate kicker in Chargers history, making 101 of 117 kicks during his four-year stint.
Novak currently ranks fourth in team history with 101 made field goals, and seventh in total points
scored (889). His best season as a Charger came in 2013, when he tied a franchise record with 34
field goals while setting a new record for single-season field goal percentage (91.9-percent).