Kyle Brindza‘s 2016 season is over before it ever really began.

After signing a reserve/futures contract with the Jets earlier this month, Brindza announced via his Instagram account that he ruptured his achilles tendon.

Brindza was expected to compete with Jets kicker Nick Folk in training camp.

Brindza, 23, was originally signed by the Detroit Lions last year as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. After spending camp with the team, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a deal that involved tight end Tim Wright.

Brindza was subsequently named the Buccaneers starting kicker, but his tenure in Tampa Bay didn’t last long. After missing six of his 12 field goal attempts and two extra points, the Buccaneers cut him on Oct. 5.

With Folk the only other kicker on the Jets roster, this could potentially open the door for the return of Randy Bullock. When Folk suffered a season-ending injury last year, Bullock was signed and finished the remainder of the season as the Jets kicker.

In eight games, Bullock connected on 14-of-17 kicks with a long of 49 yards.

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Connor Hughes is the New York Jets beat writer for the USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. He can be reached on Twitter (@Connor_J_Hughes), or via email (chughes@usatoday.com)