A week ago, Kaare Vedvik thought he would be kicking for the Vikings this season. On Wednesday, he stood in the middle of the Jets’ locker room and spoke about kicking Sunday against the Bills.

Things change quickly in the NFL.

The Vikings sent a fifth-round pick to the Ravens last month to acquire Vedvik. After he went 1-for-4 in two preseason games with Minnesota, they cut him Saturday and the Jets claimed him a day later.

“This is what you’ve been working for this whole time,” Vedvik said. “I’m beyond excited, get to go in here and be the starting kicker for the Jets. It’s great.”

Vedvik is the latest to try to nail down the Jets’ kicker job. The team decided not to re-sign Jason Myers after he made the Pro Bowl last year, opting for Chandler Catanzaro instead. Catanzaro retired after missing two extra points in the first preseason game. Taylor Bertolet was then signed, but he was cut after struggling in two of the three preseason games in which he kicked.

Vedvik said he is confident despite his rough patch with the Vikings.

“It wasn’t mechanical,” he said. “I just went 1-for-4. It’s as simple as that. I think anything more into it is just overanalyzing a problem that doesn’t necessarily exist.”

The Jets voted on team captains. They selected LB C.J. Mosley, S Jamal Adams, NT Steve McLendon, QB Sam Darnold, OT Kelvin Beachum and S Rontez Miles, who is their special teams ace.

“It was interesting to go through that whole voting process,” head coach Adam Gase said. “Those guys were clear-cut guys that were at the top. It just shows the leadership strength that we have in this locker room.”

Andre Roberts was an All-Pro KR/PR for the Jets last season, but the team let him walk in free agency. He wound up signing a two-year, $4.6 million deal with the Bills.

“He’s done a really nice job,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “We as a team were surprised he got away or was not re-signed there. We’re fortunate to have Andre.”

Roberts’ status for Sunday is up in the air, though, after he did not practice Wednesday with a quad injury.

WR Robby Anderson (calf), CB Trumaine Johnson (hamstring), RG Brian Winters (shoulder) and WR/PR Braxton Berrios (hamstring) were limited in practice Wednesday. Gase said he expects all of them to play Sunday. … The Jets signed WR Josh Malone to the practice squad.