Position: Placekicker Name Greg Zuerlein Height 1.83 m | High school: Lincoln (NE) Pius X 40 yard dash time 4.75 seconds College: Missouri Western State Weight 86 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1987-12-27) December 27, 1987 (age 28) NFL draft: 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 171 Role American football placekicker Education Missouri Western State University Current team St. Louis Rams (#4 / Placekicker) Similar People John Hekker, Jeff Fisher, Matt Bryant, Zach Hocker, Les Snead | ||
Place of birth: Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
Greg zuerlein 61 yard field goal st louis rams vs minnesota vikings 2015
Greg Zuerlein (born December 27, 1987) is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, he played college football at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Missouri Western.
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- Greg zuerlein 61 yard field goal st louis rams vs minnesota vikings 2015
- Rams kicker greg zuerlein if i m out there it should go in savard s sitdown
- Early years
- College career
- St Louis Los Angeles Rams
- NFL records and honors
- Personal life
- References
Rams kicker greg zuerlein if i m out there it should go in savard s sitdown
Early years
Zuerlein was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from Lincoln Pius X in 2006. In 2004, Zuerlein set a Nebraska state record for field goals in a season, converting 12-of-16 attempts with a long of 52 yards. His successful play would earn him Nebraska All-State and All-Class honors as a junior and senior.
College career
Zuerlein attended the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) for three seasons, but sat out the 2010 season with a hip injury. Zuerlein set the UNO school record of 61 consecutive PATs while converting 19 of 26 field goal attempts.
UNO cancelled its football program in 2011, and he moved to another Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association school, Missouri Western State University, in 2011. There, he set a NCAA Division II record of 21 consecutive field goals including nine that were 50 or more yards which in turn included two 58-yard field goals. He had a .952 field goal percentage completing 23 of 24 attempts, which was the highest of any NCAA player in any division with 12 or more attempts in 2011 as he averaged 10.7 points per game.
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams
Zuerlein was drafted by the St.Louis Rams in the sixth-round (171st overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was the first non-Bowl Championship Series kicker to be drafted since Stephen Gostkowski in 2006, and the first below the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision since Paul Ernster in 2005. The Rams cut their primary kicker Josh Brown, who was in the final year of his $14.5 million five-year deal, the same weekend they drafted Zuerlein.
In Week 3 against the Chicago Bears, Zuerlein made a 56-yard field goal, the longest at Soldier Field.
In Week 4, Zuerlein hit a 60-yard field goal against the Seattle Seahawks, which beat the franchise record of 58 yards, set by Zuerlein earlier in the same game. The kick broke Jeff Wilkins' 14-year record. He also became the first player in NFL history to make a 60-yard field goal and a 50-plus yarder in the same game.
In Week 6, Zuerlein missed three field goals wide left, the first two from 37 and 52 yards, and the final one at 66 yards to tie the game against the Miami Dolphins.
In Week 13, Zuerlein made a 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Rams a 16-13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Edward Jones Dome. It was the second longest successful field goal in NFL overtime history. The field goal was three yards short of tying the NFL overtime record which is held by Sebastian Janikowski. In 2008, Janikowski set the NFL overtime record with a 57-yard field goal to give the Oakland Raiders the win.
His ability to convert long field goals has earned him the nickname "Greg the Leg." In 2012, he attempted 13 field goals of 50 yards or longer, converting seven; in 2013, he has only attempted one such field goal, which he missed.
On April 15, 2016, Zuerlein signed a one-year contract to return to the Los Angeles Rams.
On March 14, 2017, Zuerlein signed a three-year contract extension with the Rams.
NFL records and honors
Personal life
Zuerlein and his wife, Megan, have three young children.