Nate Freese

Nathan A. Freese (born August 18, 1990) is an American former professional football placekicker. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Boston College.

Nate Freese

Freese with the Detroit Lions in 2014
No. 3
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34) Strongsville, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Strongsville (OH)
College:	Boston College (2009–2013)
NFL draft:	2014: 7th round, 229th pick
Career history
Detroit Lions (2014)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (2013)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made: 3 Field goals attempted: 7 Field goal %: 42.9 Longest field goal: 30 Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

Freese attended and played college football at Boston College as a placekicker.^[1] He converted 114 of 117 extra point attempts and 70 of 81 field goal attempts in his college career.^[2]

Professional career

Freese was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (229th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.^[3] During the 2014 Training Camp for the Lions, Freese beat out teammate Giorgio Tavecchio for the kicker position.^[4] However, after his fourth missed field goal attempt in the first three weeks of the regular season, the Lions released Freese on September 22, 2014.^[5][6][7]