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A Kicker’s Story

Posted by Charger_Girl

November 27, 2007 |

Nate Kaeding has always been a star.  At Iowa City West High School, “Big Game Nate”, as he was nicknamed, played in state championships in football, soccer, and basketball.  He played for the University of Iowa, winning the prestigious Lou Groza Award in 2002.  He was drafted in the 3rd round (65th overall pick) by the San Diego Chargers as a result of the Eli Manning/Philip Rivers trade. 

Despite his talent, the postseason has not been kind to Kaeding.  He missed a potentially game-winning field goal in the 2005 playoffs against the New York Jets, and again in the 2006 playoffs, missing a potentially game-tying score against the New England Patriots - both time at home.  A member of the 2007 Pro Bowl team, he kicked the game-winning field goal with 4 seconds left.

Currently he has an 87% completion rate on field goals (13 of 15) and is 30 for 30 in extra points (and one of my BEST fantasy players this year!!  Thanks Nate!)

Nate Kaeding

(Sources:  nfl.com, wikipedia.org)


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