Steelers kicker. On january 15 2011 suisham missed a 43 yard field goal in the divisional playoff round the first postseason miss by a steelers kicker since jeff reeds rookie year of 2002. Jeffrey jeff montgomery reed born april 9 1979 is a former national football league placekicker. The steelers lost 3125 to the green bay packers.
Get the comprehensive list of every kicker for each nfl pro football team. While they may not be the ones throwing touchdown passes or defending the line the best kickers in the nfl do plenty for their teamsand they can sometimes be unsung heroes. From sending a punt to the other end of the field to coming in and making a much needed field goal and even getting.
The last kicker to kick five field goals from 40 yards in the same game was mason crosby in 2015. He is the third pittsburgh steeler in franchise history to accomplish the feat. He was signed by the new orleans saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
Placekicker or simply kicker pk or k is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra pointsin many cases the placekicker also serves as the teams kickoff specialist or punter as well. Folk was selected to be the nfc kicker in the pro bowl as a rookie in 2007. In general an nfl kickers career can last longer than players in other positions because although being a kicker requires great skill as a special position kickers are not regularly put in harms way like other playersin fact there have been a number of kickers who have continued to play well into their 40s and this list contains the 10 oldest.
On february 6 2011 he converted a 33 yard field goal and missed a 52 yard field goal in super bowl xlv. Nicholas alexander folk born november 5 1984 is an american football placekicker for the new england patriots of the national football league nfl. He played college football at arizona.
He played for the pittsburgh steelers from 2002 until 2010 and is second all time behind gary anderson for the most points scored by a steeler.