Nate Freese

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Nate Freese
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Freese during 2014 Detroit Lions training camp
No. 3
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 33)
Strongsville, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Strongsville (OH)
College: Boston College (2009–2013)
NFL draft: 2014  / Round: 7 / Pick: 229
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:3
Field goals attempts:7
Field goal %:42.9
Longest field goal:30
Player stats at PFR

Nathan A. Freese (born August 18, 1990) is a former American football placekicker. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Boston College.

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College career

Freese attended and played college football at Boston College as a placekicker. [1] He converted 114 of 117 extra point attempts and 70 of 81 field goal attempts in his college career. [2]

NFL career

Freese was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (229th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. [3] During the 2014 Training Camp for the Lions, Freese beat out teammate Giorgio Tavecchio for the kicker position. [4] However, after his fourth missed field goal attempt in the first three weeks of the regular season, the Lions released Freese on September 22, 2014. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Nate Freese - Football". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. "Nate Freese College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. Rothstein, Michael (August 25, 2014). "Even-keeled Nate Freese wins kicking job". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. "Nate Freese 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. "Lions release struggling rookie kicker Nate Freese". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. Yuille, Sean (September 22, 2014). "Lions to release Nate Freese, sign Alex Henery". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved September 9, 2023.