The Colts on Friday signed free agent kicker Matt Gay.
Gay has been one of the NFL's most consistent kickers over the last few seasons. The 29-year-old made 60 of 64 field goals (94 percent) and 79 of 81 PATs (98 percent) with the Los Angeles Rams from 2021-2022; he earned Pro Bowl honors in 2021.
The Rams were able to count on Gay in the playoffs, too: In the 2020 and 2021 postseasons, Gay connected on 12 of 14 field goals and all 15 of his PATs.
In his career, Gay is 28/32 (88 percent) on field goals in the fourth quarter and has made all 34 of his PATs. The NFL average, from 2019-2022, on fourth quarter field goals is 84 percent; on PATs, it's 94 percent.
Gay was originally a fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2019 NFL Draft. A few weeks after being waived by the Buccaneers on cut-down day in 2020, Gay was signed to the Colts' practice squad. He spent about two months of the 2020 season on the Colts' practice squad before the Rams signed him to their 53-man roster; Gay made 14 of 16 field goals in seven games for the Rams in 2020.
Gay made 56 of 65 field goals (86 percent) during his collegiate career at Utah, and was named the 2018 Lou Groza Award winner, given annually to college football's top kicker. He walked on at Utah after playing two years of soccer at Utah Valley; he was a three-time all-state soccer player at Orem High School in Utah and participated in a U.S. Soccer National Team Residency.
View photos of new Colts kicker Matt Gay in action.
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) looks on before kicking during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams long snapper Matthew Orzech (42) congratulates kicker Matt Gay (8) on a field goal during an NFL Professional Football Game Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) with his helmet off before playing the Jacksonville Jaguars during an NFL Professional Football Game Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) kneels before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) in action during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) gestures prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks against the Cincinnati Bengals during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks the ball during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Seattle, WA. The Seahawks defeated the Rams in overtime 19-16. (AP Photo/Ben VanHouten)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks the ball in warm ups before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Los Angeles Rams won 23-20. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay (8) guard Austin Corbett (63) and long snapper Matthew Orzech (42) wait for play to resume during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay kicks an extra point during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks an extra point in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) celebrates a field goal during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, October 9, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) looks on before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams fans get an autograph from Rams place kicker Matt Gay during warmups before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay kicks a field goal from the hold of Rams punter Riley Dixon (11) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) looks at his kick off during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeat the Rams 16-13. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) looks on before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks the ball before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) kicks during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay (8) prepares to kick a field goal during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, October 9, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay, above, kicks the game-winning extra point as Riley Dixon holds during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Rams place kicker Matt Gay makes a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
