Tristan Vizcaino

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Tristan Vizcaino
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Vizcaino with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-31) July 31, 1996 (age 27)
Chino Hills, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Damien (La Verne, California)
College: Washington
Position: Kicker
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2021
Field goals made:9
Field goal attempts:10
Field goal %:90.0
Longest field goal:47
Player stats at PFR

Tristan Vizcaino (born July 31, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Washington. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers.

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College career

Vizcaino attended the University of Washington from 2014 to 2017, playing football as a kicker and punter. His most significant action came in 2017, where he made twelve field goals. [1] He went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+18 in
(1.88 m)
208 lb
(94 kg)
30+58 in
(0.78 m)
8+58 in
(0.22 m)
All values from Pro Day [2]

Cincinnati Bengals (first stint)

Vizcaino attended a rookie minicamp tryout with the New York Jets in May 2018, [3] but did not sign with the team. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on January 1, 2019. [4] He was waived on August 30, 2019. [5]

Dallas Cowboys

Vizcaino remained unsigned during the 2019 NFL season, but signed a Reserve/Futures contract with the Dallas Cowboys on January 21, 2020. [6] He was waived on April 22. [7]

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

Vizcaino re-signed with the Bengals on August 1, 2020, [8] and was waived again on August 26. [9]

Minnesota Vikings

Vizcaino was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on November 21, 2020. [10] He was released on December 15. [11]

San Francisco 49ers

Vizcaino was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad on January 1, 2021. [12] He was elevated to the active roster the next day for the team's week 17 game against the Seattle Seahawks to kick in place of Robbie Gould, who was in COVID-19 protocols, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [13] Vizcaino made his NFL debut in the game, making all three of his attempted field goals. [14] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021. [15]

Buffalo Bills

Vizcaino was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on January 23, 2021. [16] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 1, 2021. [17]

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 5, 2021, Vizcaino signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. [18] He won the starting kicker job over Michael Badgley to begin the season. However, Vizcaino was waived on October 26, 2021, after missing a league-high five extra point attempts through the season's first seven weeks. [19] He was later re-signed to the practice squad.

New England Patriots

Vizcaino signed with the New England Patriots on June 10, 2022. [20] He was waived on August 30, 2022. [21] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 21. [22] He was released on November 1.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 12, 2022, Vizcaino was signed to the Arizona Cardinals active roster. [23] He was waived on November 15. [24]

New England Patriots (second stint)

On November 21, 2022, Vizcaino signed with the practice squad of the New England Patriots. [25] Vizcaino was elevated for the week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills to handle kickoff duties after Nick Folk allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown the previous week.

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)

On January 18, 2023, Vizcaino was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. [26] He was re-signed on February 22, 2023. [27] He was released on August 7, 2023. [28]

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