Jason Myers

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Jason Myers
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Myers with the Seahawks in 2023
No. 5 – Seattle Seahawks
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 33)
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Mater Dei Catholic
(Chula Vista, California)
College: Marist (2009–2012)
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Field goals:242
Field goal attempts:284
Field goal %:85.2
Long field goal:61
Touchbacks:476
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jason Myers (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional football placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Marist Red Foxes. [1]

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Professional career

After his college football career, Myers received no attention from professional scouts and returned to the San Diego metropolitan area to work as a valet. He continued to work on his kicking with the help of former NFL kicker Michael Husted. [2] [3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 3, 2015, Myers signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars [3] after attending a tryout at the 2015 Senior Bowl. [2]

On August 31, 2015, the Jaguars announced that Myers had earned the placekicker role on the team, after Josh Scobee was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4]

In the 2016 season, Myers led the league with the most field goal attempts above 50 yards with 12, and tied for second on most made with seven. [5]

On October 17, 2017, Myers was released by the Jaguars after missing three long field goals including two 54-yard attempts in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams. [6]

Seattle Seahawks (first stint)

On January 3, 2018, Myers signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks. [7] On August 20, 2018, he was released by the Seahawks after losing the starting kicking job to veteran Sebastian Janikowski. [8]

New York Jets

On August 21, 2018, Myers was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. [9] He became the Jets' starting kicker after Taylor Bertolet was waived after the preseason. [10] On October 14, 2018, Myers broke the Jets' franchise record for field goals with seven against the Indianapolis Colts as the Jets won 42–34. [11] His performance that game earned Myers the American Football Conference (AFC) Special Teams Player of the Week. [12] In the 2018 season, Myers converted 30 of 33 extra point attempts and 33 of 36 field goal attempts. [13] Myers was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster for his performance during the 2018 season. [14]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On March 14, 2019, Myers signed a four-year, $15.45 million contract with the Seahawks. [15]

On November 3, 2019, Myers missed two field goals against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a potential game-winning kick at the end of regulation. Nevertheless, the Seahawks would go on to win in overtime, 40–34. [16] The next week, on November 11, 2019, in a Monday Night Football matchup, Myers connected on both of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 42-yard kick in overtime with no time left on the clock, to lift the Seahawks over the San Francisco 49ers 27–24 and move their record to 8–2 on the season. [17] In the 2019 season, Myers converted 40 of 44 extra point attempts and 23 of 28 field goal attempts. [18]

On November 15, 2020, in a Week 10 game against the Rams, Myers hit a career long and Seahawks franchise record long 61-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. [19] On December 20, 2020, in a Week 15 game against the Washington Football Team, Myers kicked his 31st consecutive successful field goal, breaking the previous Seahawks record, held by Olindo Mare. [20] He would finish the season a perfect 24 of 24 on field goal attempts, and 49 for 53 extra point attempts. [21]

Myers in 2021 Jason Myers - 51720303739 (cropped).jpg
Myers in 2021

Myers' consecutive field goal streak would reach 37 straight field goals, the 4th longest streak in NFL history. [22] On September 26, 2021, against the Minnesota Vikings, the streak ended as he missed a 44-yard field goal attempt wide left. [23] After missing 4 of his first 10 field goals in the season, Myers would end the season by making 11 of his last 13 attempts. In total, Myers made 17 of his 23 field goal attempts and 44 of his 47 extra point attempts during the 2021 season. [24]

In Week 18 of the 2022 season, Myers missed the game-winning field goal in the 4th quarter off the upright. However, later he hit the game-winning field goal in overtime as the Seahawks won 19–16 against the Rams. [25] In the 2022 season, Myers converted 41 of 42 extra point attempts and 34 of 37 field goal attempts. [26] With 143 points scored in the 2022 season, he led the NFL. [27] He was named as a Pro Bowler for the 2022 season. [28]

On January 18, 2023, Myers signed a four-year contract extension with the Seahawks which made him the second-highest paid kicker in the league behind only Justin Tucker. [29] [30] In September, he was named a team captain. [31]

In Week 10 of the 2023 season, Myers made five field goals including the game-winning field goal against the Washington Commanders as the Seahawks won 29-26. His performance earned him NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week. [32] In Week 11, in a game versus the Los Angeles Rams, he missed a potential game-winning 55 yard field goal wide right with 8 seconds left in the game. As a result, the Seahawks lost 16-17. [33] After starting the season 9 of 13 on field goal attempts in the season, Myers would end the season making 26 of his last 29 field goal attempts. In total, Myers went 35 of 42 on field goal attempts (83.3%) which led the league, and 33 of 33 on extra point attempts (100%) in the 2023 NFL season. This also marked the first time Myers has not missed an extra point in a season. [34]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

GeneralField goalsPATsKickoffsPoints
SeasonTeamGPFGMFGAFG%BlckLongXPMXPAXP%KOAvgTBsPts
2015 JAX 16263086.7158323982.18462.055110
2016 JAX 16273479.4256293290.67661.560110
2017 JAX 6111573.3047151788.23560.52648
2018 NYJ 16333691.7056303390.98264.160129
2019 SEA 16232882.1054404490.98562.859109
2020 SEA 162424100.0061495392.59163.652121
2021 SEA 17172373.9053444793.68361.23195
2022 SEA 17343791.9056414297.69362.854143
2023 SEA 17354283.30553333100.08663.155138
Career 13723026985.536131334092.171562.64521,003

Personal life

Myers is of Filipino descent via his great grandfather. [35]

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