Matt Prater
American football player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best long distance kickers in NFL history, he held the NFL record for longest field goal (64 yards) from 2013 until 2021[2] and holds the NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a career, 80 as of 2023[update].[3]
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984 (age 39) Mayfield Heights, Ohio, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Estero (FL) | ||||||||||||
College: | UCF (2002–2005) | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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He played college football at UCF, and was originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He was cut by the Denver Broncos after completing a suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. With the Lions in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Prater set the NFL records for consecutive field goal conversions of 50+ yards (14 field goals) and 55+ yards (seven field goals).