Michael Nugent (born March 2, 1982) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Ohio State University, and twice recognized as an All-American consensus. He was recruited by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and also played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears.
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Initial years
Nugent was born in Centerville, Ohio. She attends Centerville High School, and plays kicker and quarterback on Elks football team. He was driven via bus by Rich Putlock who also drove his teammate and midfielder A. J. Hawk to the school football team.
As a senior kicker, he converted five of seven field trials over fifty yards (24 out of 27 overall), kicking a 55-yard field goal twice, and 29 of 29 extra-point attempts.
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College career
While studying at Ohio State University, Nugent played for Ohio State Buckeyes football team coach Jim Tressel from 2001 to 2004. During his four-year career at Ohio State, he broke or tied 22 school records, including most points in his career by any player in Ohio State (356).
He completed 72 of 88 field-goal efforts and 140 of 143 extra effort points. He was recognized as the first All-American consensus team as a second-year student in 2002 and again as an All-American senior unanimously in 2004, and received Lou Groza Award as best learner in 2004.
He is also part of the Ohio State Division National Championship of Ohio Buckeyes 2002. He became the first kicker in school history to get the most valuable team award.
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New York Jets
Nugent was selected by the New York Jets in the second round (overall 47) of the NFL Draft 2005. During the opening game of the 2008 NFL season, Nugent injured the quads after extra points. To replace Nugent, the Jets signed Jay Feely, who performed very well in the position of a Jets starter while Nugent, who eventually recovered from his injury, was forced to remain on the bench.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
As a free agent unattached in the offseason 2009, Nugent signed a one-year deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 4 and won a job over Matt Bryant in preseason due to Bryant's injury. After changing just two of his first six attempts (2 blocked) through four matches, Nugent was released by Buccaneers on 5 October.
Arizona Cardinals
Nugent signed with Arizona Cardinals on December 16, 2009 as a temporary replacement for injured Neil Rackers. She was released by Cardinal on January 2, 2010.
Cincinnati Bengals
Nugent signed a contract with Cincinnati Bengals on April 23, 2010. He competed with Dave Rayner throughout the training camp and pre-season work for Bengals. Nugent eventually won the competition when Bengal released Rayner on September 4, 2010, after Nugent made 54- and 52-yard field goals in the team's last two pre-season games. Nugent was named the AFC of the Month Special Team Player for September by scoring 8 for 8 on field goal trials in the first three games of Bengals this season.
In 2011, Nugent set franchise records for points (132) and field targets (33). He signed a one-year tender contract with Bengals for the 2012 season, and on March 10, 2013, Bengali signed Nugent back to a two-year contract. On September 7, 2014, Nugent tied the NFL record for most field goals made in half by 5.
On January 4, 2015, Nugent kicked a 58-yard ball throughout the AFC's first-round playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts. On October 11, 2015, Nugent scored on the field against the Seattle Seahawks during overtime on Sunday 5, 2015.
Nugent was released by Bengals on December 13, 2016 after losing five PAT attempts in five games.
Giants New York
On August 1, 2017, Nugent signed a contract with the New York Giants where he will compete with Aldrick Rosas for the starting position. At the end of the preseason, Nugent was cut from the Giants list on September 2, 2017.
Dallas Cowboys
On October 24, 2017, Nugent was signed by Dallas Cowboys as a substitute for injured Dan Bailey, reunited with Rich Bisaccia who is a team coach especially with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released on Nov. 26, after Bailey was considered healthy from a previous groin injury. He made 7 of 9 field goals in four games.
Chicago Bears
On December 4, 2017, the Chicago Bears signed Nugent to replace injured Santos Santos. On Sunday 17th, Nugent tied his personal record when he changed the 55 yard field goal.
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External links
- Cincinnati Bengals profile
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