Jeremy Shelley

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Jeremy Shelley
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Shelley during his tenure at Alabama
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Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 33)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school: Broughton
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
College: Alabama
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Jeremy Shelley (born October 25, 1990) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Alabama.

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Early life

Shelley attended Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, playing varsity football and varsity soccer all four years. In his senior season at Broughton, he made 10 out of 13 field goal attempts including his longest attempt of 48 yards. [1] He also played on two North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championship soccer teams in 2006 and 2007, with the 2007 team finishing ranked number one in the country. On October 9, 2008, Shelley earned the WRAL Extra Effort Award presented by Tom Suiter. [2]

College career

In his freshman season, Shelley was the backup placekicker for the Crimson Tide behind Leigh Tiffin and made only one appearance in which he missed his only field goal attempt along with making his only extra point attempt during that season. [1] On January 9, 2012, he set a BCS National Championship Game record and a career-high for field goals made against LSU in which he made five of his seven attempts. [3] In the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Shelley made kicks of 23, 34, 41, 35 and 44 yards. [3] In his junior and senior years, Shelley was one of twenty semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award at the conclusion of the season. [4] He finished his college career with a total 44 made field goals out of 55 field goal attempts [5] and 172 PATs (an Alabama record), ranking him the 5th all-time leading scorer in Alabama history. [6] In his Senior year, he was perfect, making every field goal and extra point he attempted, [7] earning him the Vlade Award presented by the Touchdown Club of Columbus as the nation's most accurate kicker. [8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Shelley was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. [9] He was later waived from the Atlanta roster on August 31, 2013. [10]

On March 26, 2015, Shelley was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alabama Crimson Tide Profile". rolltide.com.
  2. ↑ WRAL (October 9, 2008). "Extra Effort: Jeremy Shelley :: WRALSportsFan.com". WRALSportsFan.com.
  3. 1 2 "Jeremy Shelley plays key role in Alabama's redemption game". nola.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Perfect so far, Alabama kicker Jeremy Shelley named a semifinalist for Lou Groza Award". al.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jeremy Shelley Sports Reference". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Shelley". ESPN.com.
  8. ↑ "Touchdown Club of Columbus". www.tdccolumbus.com.
  9. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (May 10, 2013). "Former Alabama kicker Jeremy Shelley signs with Atlanta Falcons". AL.com. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ Odum, Charles (August 31, 2013). "Falcons cut LB Brian Banks, others on roster". ABC News. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kicker Shelley Assigned to Rattlers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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