Through the Uprights - Ep 5: Making it in the NFL

Chapter 9: The kickers profiled in this episode all played 9 years or more in the National Football League. Starting for a game or a season is one thing but making it in the league year after year at a position that only has one spot on every roster is something altogether different. How do these elite kickers continue to keep their roster spot into their 30s and even 40s? Nate Kaeding spent almost all of his career with the San Diego Chargers after being a highly touted 3rd round pick and the top specialist in the 2004 NFL Draft. Nick Lowery was cut 11 times before beating out future Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Jan Stenerud for the Kansas City Chiefs starting job. There are multiple ways to make the league but to last you need grit and a personal philosophy on life, family, and competition.

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