Maikon Bonani

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Maikon Bonani
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Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1989-01-29) January 29, 1989 (age 35)
Matão, São Paulo
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school: Florida (FL) Lake Wales
College: South Florida
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Maikon Bonani (born January 29, 1989) is a former American football placekicker from Brazil. He played college football for the South Florida Bulls. An undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft, Bonani spent two offseasons with the Tennessee Titans in 2013 and 2014 and never played in a regular season game.

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Personal life

Born on January 29, 1989, to Marcia and Sidney Bonani, Maikon grew up in Matão, São Paulo, Brazil. When he was 11 years old, he moved from Brazil to the U.S. and lived in Lake Wales, in Polk County, Florida. While working at Busch Gardens Tampa in 2009, Bonani plunged 10.6 meters (35 feet) off of the sky gondola ride Skyride. He sustained an injury to his 12th thoracic vertebra due to the fall. [1]

College career

During his days in Lake Wales High School, he played both in junior and senior category as one of the main kickers with his personal best longest shot at a distance of 55 yards. In 2007, a Florida-based journal, the Lakeland Ledger , named him the male athlete of the year.[ citation needed ] He also got recognized as the football player of the year, the same year. After high school, he opted to study at University of South Florida.

Professional career

Bonani signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 10, 2013, as an undrafted free agent. [2] He competed with veteran Rob Bironas during training camp. [3] On August 26, 2013, he was waived by the Titans. [4]

After the release of Bironas during the 2014 offseason, Bonani was re-signed by the Titans and competed with undrafted rookie Travis Coons to be the team's new kicker for the 2014 season. [3] He was released for a second time on August 30, 2014. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "USF football player injured in fall from Busch Gardens' Skyride". Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2013 Tennessee Titans Transactions". Tennessee Titans . Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Moore, Lauren (May 28, 2014). "Titans kicker candidate touts improved accuracy". tennessean.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Titans Waive 13 Players; Roster at 77". Titansonline.com. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2014). "Titans cut Maikon Bonani, Moise Fokou; Edwards traded". tennessean.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.


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