JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After he was cut by the Los Angeles Chargers and throughout the five workouts he attended since he was released just before the season began, Josh Lambo believed he’d get another shot to kick in the NFL.

He’s young, had a proven resume, and believes he’ll become even better as he gains more experience, so he expected to land on an NFL roster at some point this season.

“It’s my abilities,” Lambo said Wednesday after his first practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars. “I’m not going to sit here and say that I’m the second coming of kickers, but I had a good first two years and realistically I’ve been kicking for five years total -- three of those years, and this will be my third year, in the NFL. I still have a long way to go.

“I have a lot of upside and I believe in myself and I have the right people that believe in me, so it’s just a matter of getting that call, and I was confident that it was going to come.”

It did on Monday from the Jaguars. He flew into town from Chicago, took a physical, and signed a contract on Tuesday after the team released Jason Myers, who missed two 54-yard field goal attempts in the Jaguars’ 27-17 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday.

Lambo had worked out for the Jaguars in Week 2. It was one of the five workouts he had with NFL teams since the Chargers opted to go with Younghoe Koo instead of Lambo, who had made 26 of 32 field goals in each of the past two seasons.

“It happens to the best of everybody in this league,” Lambo said. “In order for someone to get a job, you have to beat somebody out and that’s going to happen to you as well. I’ve just been trying to stay positive. I’m surrounding myself with a really good support group. My family’s been awesome. My girlfriend’s been super supportive and stellar throughout this whole process.”

Like many NFL kickers, Lambo has a soccer background. However, he was one of the best goalkeepers in the country, good enough to be drafted by FC Dallas as an 18-year-old. Lambo also was a member of the under-17 and under-20 national teams.

Lambo never played in an MLS match and was eventually cut by FC Dallas in 2011. Though other MLS and NASL teams were interested, Lambo decided to try to earn a college scholarship as a kicker. After working out with Taylor Mehlhaff, a former NFL kicker who conducts private workouts and hosts kicking/punting camps around the country, Lambo ended up walking on at Texas A&M.

Lambo made 21 of 25 field goal attempts in three seasons with the Aggies and signed with the Chargers as an undrafted rookie in 2015.

He lost his job in September and said he’s going to use what he’s learned from that experience in Jacksonville.

“There’s always a little bit of pressure in the NFL because it’s a performance-driven job,” Lambo said. “... Whatever pressure you have, you put it on yourself. I think you can relieve that pressure by doing Monday through Saturday the right way. Getting released from the Chargers had made me kind of re-evaluate all that stuff, and I think it’s definitely going to make me a better player in the long run.”