Kaare Vedvik is a Norwegian professional gridiron football placekicker and punter.
21 Facts About Kaare Vedvik
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Kaare Vedvik played college football at Marshall and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
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Kaare Vedvik has been a member of several other National Football League teams.
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Kaare Vedvik later spent his junior year playing for McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas, as an exchange student in the United States.
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Kaare Vedvik initially wanted to play wide receiver, but his coaches at McPherson discovered he was better suited to play kicker.
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Kaare Vedvik did not play in 2015, serving as backup punter.
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Kaare Vedvik became Marshall's punter in 2016, and was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on November 1,2016.
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On October 14,2017, Kaare Vedvik kicked a 92-yard punt, the 7th longest in FBS history and the longest since Ray Guy's 93-yard punt in 1972.
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Kaare Vedvik was named 2017 C-USA All-Conference First-team as a punter.
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Kaare Vedvik was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2018.
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Kaare Vedvik was waived on August 31,2019, after losing the kicker job to veteran Dan Bailey.
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On September 1,2019, Kaare Vedvik was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.
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On December 16,2019, Kaare Vedvik was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.
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Kaare Vedvik was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on August 20,2020.
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Kaare Vedvik was waived on September 5,2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day before being waived again on September 15,2020.
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Kaare Vedvik signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team on October 9,2020.
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Kaare Vedvik was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 3,2021.
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Kaare Vedvik handled some of the kickoffs where he had 20 kickoffs with a 66.7-yard average and one single.
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In 2023, Kaare Vedvik began the season on the injured list and was replaced by Adam Korsak.
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Kaare Vedvik played in 10 regular season games where he had 50 punts for a 44.2-yard average with one single.
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Kaare Vedvik played in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes.