The Montreal Alouettes and kicker Jose Carlos Maltos agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Thursday.
Jose Carlos Maltos is five foot ten and weighs 221 pounds. The 33-year-old from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, re-signed with the Alouettes on December 15, 2023. In 2024, Maltos made 33 of 36 field goals (91.7%) with a long of 53 yards, made 22 of 24 extra points, and 45 kickoffs for 2,880 yards (64%) with a long of 84 yards in 14 games.
The New Orleans Saints signed Maltos as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2013. He was released on August 6, 2013. The B.C. Lions signed Maltos on May 18, 2018, but was released on June 10, 2018. The Ottawa Redblacks drafted Maltos in the first round (2nd pick) of the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft. He dressed in 11 games in three seasons for the Redblacks.
The Montreal Alouettes signed Maltos on December 9, 2022. In 2023, he converted 7 of 9 field goals (77.8%), made 5 of 7 extra points, two singles, and ten kickoffs for 610 yards with a long of 76 yards in two games.
Collegiately, Maltos played at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. He was named to the ONEFA Liga Mayor Team of the Decade for the 2010s by Mundo del Ovoide.
