Bucs change kickers, sign former Chief Connor Barth

Staff file photo by CLIFF McBRIDE

Shane Andrus comes to the sidelines after a poor kickoff at Philadelphia on Oct. 11. The Bucs signed Connor Barth to replace Andrus who replaced Mike Nugent who replaced Matt Bryant.

By TBO.COM | Staff
Published: November 03, 2009

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TAMPA --

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a change at kicker Tuesday, signing Connor Barth and releasing Shane Andrus.

Barth, 23, made 10 of 12 field goal attempts and all 24 of his extra-point tries for Kansas City in 2008 and was waived by the Chiefs this summer. The former University of North Carolina standout was signed by the Dolphins Aug. 10 and released by Miami three weeks later.

"He had a very good workout for us,'' Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said of Barth, who converted 54 of 71 field goal attempts at North Carolina before joining the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. "Consistency for Shane in practice was a concern.''

Andrus, signed a month ago after the Bucs released Mike Nugent, missed his only field goal attempt for Tampa Bay and struggled on kickoffs.