1. Giorgio Tavecchio was born in Milan, Italy and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2012.
21 Facts About Giorgio Tavecchio
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Giorgio Tavecchio played college football for the California Golden Bears.
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Giorgio Tavecchio then set up a workout at the University of California, Berkeley, but was only offered to be a walk-on.
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Giorgio Tavecchio began attending UC Berkeley in 2008 and competed with David Seawright and Jordan Kay to be the California Golden Bears placekicker.
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Giorgio Tavecchio kept running his planned drills but was unable to showcase his talents since every NFL scout had gone into an indoor practice facility.
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Giorgio Tavecchio remained unsigned after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Giorgio Tavecchio then attended a tryout for the San Francisco 49ers at which he was the only kicker present.
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The left-footed Giorgio Tavecchio was chosen because Akers was left-footed and they could both use the same holder, instead of getting another holder for a right-footed kicker.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was waived by the Packers on August 26,2013.
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On February 23,2015, Giorgio Tavecchio signed a contract to return to the Raiders.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was waived by the team on September 5,2015.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was waived by team on September 2,2017, and was later signed to the practice squad.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was promoted to the active roster on September 9,2017, after longtime Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski was placed on the injured reserve list with a back injury.
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Giorgio Tavecchio became the first player to hit two 50-plus yard field goals on his debut in NFL history.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was waived by the team on September 1,2018.
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Giorgio Tavecchio was re-signed by the team on October 10,2018, after incumbent kicker Matt Bryant injured his hamstring after kicking a 57-yard field goal the previous week.
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Giorgio Tavecchio signed with the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL on March 4,2020.
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Giorgio Tavecchio had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.
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On November 10,2020, Giorgio Tavecchio was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.
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On July 17,2021, Giorgio Tavecchio played his first match with the Barcelona Dragons in the European League of Football.
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Giorgio Tavecchio converted one extra point attempt and three field goal attempts, including a 56-yarder.