Jeff Wolfert was born on October 22,1985 and is a former American football kicker.
19 Facts About Jeff Wolfert
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Jeff Wolfert made his professional debut with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
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In three years as the Missouri Tigers' place-kicker, Wolfert was a perfect 185-for-185 on extra point attempts and set the school's single-season and career scoring records.
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Jeff Wolfert played soccer and was on the swim team, and was a standout prep diver, finishing in the finals of the state championships multiple years and gaining other various accolades.
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Jeff Wolfert became an all-conference diver as a freshman, but was determined to play football again.
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Jeff Wolfert tried out for the team as a sophomore walk-on in 2006 and made the team.
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Jeff Wolfert was Missouri's starting place-kicker from 2006 to 2008.
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In 2006, Jeff Wolfert won a spot on the team as a walk-on and proceeded to convert all 45 extra point attempts and go 18-of-20 on field goal attempts.
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In 2008, Jeff Wolfert completed his collegiate careers by scoring with 133 points, going 73-for-73 on extra point attempts and 20-of-27 on field goals.
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Jeff Wolfert was selected by Sports Illustrated in 2007 as an Honorable Mention player.
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Jeff Wolfert was selected in 2007 as a first-team All-Big 12 player by the Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Ft.
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In three years as the Tigers' kicker, Jeff Wolfert never missed an extra point.
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Jeff Wolfert had a minicamp tryout with the Chicago Bears, but was not signed.
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Jeff Wolfert had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons.
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Jeff Wolfert was frustrated with not getting a chance in the NFL, and was actively pursuing a job.
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Jeff Wolfert mentioned that in each of his tryouts, the kicker liked the most was the one who could kick the highest and farthest, and coaches did not seem to care about accuracy.
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Jeff Wolfert was a placekicker with the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks in 2010.
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Jeff Wolfert finished the 2010 season as the UFL's most accurate kicker, converting 9 of 10 field goals.
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On July 26,2011, Jeff Wolfert signed with the Cleveland Browns.