1. Samuel James Ficken was born on December 14,1992 and is an American professional football placekicker.
17 Facts About Sam Ficken
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Sam Ficken was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, and has been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
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Sam Ficken made 13 field goals during his senior year, including a school-record 52-yard kick.
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Sam Ficken saw little action in 2011 behind veteran starting kicker, Anthony Fera.
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Sam Ficken hit an extra point after touchdown in the opener against Indiana State, as well as kicking off once.
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Sam Ficken missed his first collegiate field goal attempt in a game against Temple, but rebounded with a completed field goal against Eastern Michigan.
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Besides two more kickoffs, Sam Ficken did not play for the remainder of the year.
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Sam Ficken started the year off poorly, missing 7 of his first 11 field goals.
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Sam Ficken completed 39 of 41 extra-point attempts.
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Sam Ficken was named the Big Ten Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on November 26,2012, after a 3 for 3 game against the Wisconsin Badgers, one of which was the game-winning kick in overtime.
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Sam Ficken made 15 consecutive field goals from October 27,2012, to September 14,2013, breaking the Penn State record for consecutive field goals made.
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Sam Ficken was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 25,2016.
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On December 20,2017, Sam Ficken was signed by the Los Angeles Rams to replace injured Pro Bowl kicker Greg Zuerlein.
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Sam Ficken was signed by the New York Jets on September 10,2019.
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On January 2,2021, Sam Ficken was waived by the Jets in favor of Chase McLaughlin for the final game of the season.
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Sam Ficken had missed a field goal and an extra point against the Cleveland Browns in his last game with the Jets.
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On October 11,2022, Sam Ficken signed with the practice squad of the Detroit Lions.