1. Daniel Vilhelm Carlson was born on January 23,1995 and is an American professional football placekicker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
20 Facts About Daniel Carlson
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Daniel Carlson played college football for the Auburn Tigers, becoming the all-time leading scorer of the Southeastern Conference.
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Daniel Carlson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Daniel Carlson is currently the fifth most accurate kicker in NFL history.
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Daniel Carlson was born on January 23,1995, to Hans and Jodie Daniel Carlson.
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Daniel Carlson has an older brother named Nils and a younger brother named Anders, who played kicker for the Green Bay Packers and currently plays for the New York Jets.
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Under head coach Gus Malzahn, Daniel Carlson never missed an extra point in his collegiate career with the Auburn Tigers.
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Daniel Carlson was the all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Conference football history with 480 career points until passed by Will Reichard of Alabama in 2023.
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Daniel Carlson was a three time member of the All SEC Team First Team.
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Daniel Carlson was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Daniel Carlson was one of two kickers to be drafted that year, the other being Jason Sanders by the Miami Dolphins.
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Daniel Carlson won the job, and Forbath was released by the team on August 20,2018.
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Daniel Carlson was signed by the Oakland Raiders on October 23,2018, after the team released fellow rookie kicker Matt McCrane.
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Daniel Carlson was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.
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On December 9,2021, Daniel Carlson signed a four-year, $18.4 million extension with the Raiders, making him the third highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
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Down the stretch of the 2021 season, Daniel Carlson's kicking performance would become crucial for the Raiders.
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In Week 15 against the Cleveland Browns, Daniel Carlson made all three of his field goal attempts, the last of which being a 48-yard field goal that won the game for the Raiders.
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Two weeks later against the Indianapolis Colts, Daniel Carlson successfully converted all three of his field goal attempts and both of his extra-point attempts to account for 11 of the 23 points the Raiders scored in the contest, including the game-winning field goal.
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Daniel Carlson's performance tied him with Nick Folk for the league lead in field goals made and field goals attempted in the 2021 season.
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Daniel Carlson married Katherine Barker on January 13,2018, in Birmingham, Alabama.