Justin Charles Medlock was born on October 23,1983 and is an American professional football placekicker who is currently a free agent.
28 Facts About Justin Medlock
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Justin Medlock played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned consensus All-American honors.
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Justin Medlock attended Mission San Jose High School In Fremont, and played for the Mission San Jose Warriors high school football team as both a punter and placekicker.
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Justin Medlock was ranked ninth in the country and was all-county and all-league at both positions.
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Justin Medlock averaged 43.1 yards per punt as a punter and made 11 out of 19 field goals in his junior and senior years.
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Justin Medlock attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2003 to 2006.
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Justin Medlock set a UCLA career record with six field goals of fifty yards or more, and was a four-year letterman.
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Justin Medlock was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 160th overall pick.
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Justin Medlock was thought to go into the preseason competing with Lawrence Tynes for the kicking job, but the Chiefs traded Tynes to the New York Giants, thus making Justin Medlock the de facto starter.
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Justin Medlock was inconsistent in the preseason, making 3 of 6 kicks; the Chiefs released Justin Medlock on September 10,2007, after he converted a 27-yard field goal and missed on a 30-yard attempt in Week 1 against the Houston Texans, and signed Dave Rayner as a replacement.
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On February 11,2008, Justin Medlock signed with the St Louis Rams.
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The Rams allowed Justin Medlock to seek a trade after the signing of Josh Brown.
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Justin Medlock signed with the Toronto Argonauts on April 16,2009 and competed with fellow new import kicker Eddie Johnson for the kicking spot vacated by the retirement of Mike Vanderjagt.
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Johnson was injured on the opening kickoff when he separated his shoulder when tackling the return man and Justin Medlock was slated to kick for game two of the 2009 Toronto Argonauts season.
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Justin Medlock was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on September 8,2010.
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On October 12,2010, Justin Medlock was released by the Argonauts after the team traded for kicker Noel Prefontaine.
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On October 14,2010, Justin Medlock was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.
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On March 21,2011, Justin Medlock was traded by the Eskimos to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Justin Medlock enjoyed a strong 2011 season with Hamilton, making 49 of 55 field goals while handling punting and kickoff duties.
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Justin Medlock became a free agent on February 15,2012.
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Justin Medlock signed a 3-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on March 7,2012.
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On November 20,2012, after missing field goals in 3 straight games, Justin Medlock was waived by the Carolina Panthers.
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On January 8,2014, Justin Medlock signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
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Justin Medlock signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 9,2016.
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Justin Medlock set career highs in made field goals, attempts and longest field-goal during the 2016 season.
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Justin Medlock was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career, and was named CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Player for the 2016 season.
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Justin Medlock continued his strong play for the following two seasons, punting the ball 200 times while converting 98 of 117 field goal attempts.
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Justin Medlock did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and he became a free agent on February 9,2021.