Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports the San Diego Chargers have signed free agent kicker Nick Novak.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

An undrafted free agent out of Maryland, Novak is 19-for-30 (63.3%) on his field goal attempts during a 22-game career with the Washington Redskins (2005, 2006), Arizona Cardinals (2005), and Kansas City Chiefs (2008).

Novak entered the NFL in 2005 with the Chicago Bears, but was waived after converting on all three of his field goal attempts. Novak briefly joined the Dallas Cowboys that pre-season, and was 1-for-2 on field goals. The Redskins signed Novak in Week 2, and he handled the kicking duties for six weeks while John Hall recovered from an injury.

Released by the Redskins, Novak joined the Cardinals, connecting on all three of his field goal attempts, but was primarily employed as a kickoff specialist. Re-signed by the Redskins the following season, Novak replaced Hall midway through the season, but struggled, converting on just 50% of his field goals before he was replaced by Shaun Suisham.

Novak went to training camp the following season with the Chicago Bears, but could not land a job with an NFL team after the pre-season. In 2008, Novak won the Kansas City Chiefs' kicking competition during training camp, but was released midway through the season and hasn't kicked in an NFL game since.

In a bid to replace Suisham, Novak worked out for the Redskins last December, but the job was given to Graham Gano.