TAMPA, Fla. — Kicker Mike Nugent signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday.

A second-round draft pick in 2005, Nugent spent the past four seasons with the New York Jets. He's converted 75 of 92 field-goal attempts (81 percent) during his career, but is coming off a year in which he missed the final 15 games after being injured in the season opener.

Nugent, 83-for-85 on extra points, strained his right thigh on a first-quarter kickoff at Miami and hasn't played since. He made two extra points, but missed the only field goal — a 32-yarder — he tried in that game.

Matt Bryant has been the Bucs' kicker for the past four seasons. While he was 32-for-38 on field goals in 2008, he was 5 of 11 on attempts of 40-plus yards.