42-YARD FG: Sam Ficken connects on a game-winner from 42 yards out as time expires to lift the Jets over the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Ficken went 6-for-8 on 40+ yard kicks at home in 2019, including 4-for-4 in the 42-46 range.
Bio
POSITION: K
NUMBER: 9
HEIGHT: 6-foot-1
WEIGHT: 192 pounds
DOB: 12/14/1992
BIRTHPLACE: Valparaiso, IN
HIGH SCHOOL: Valparaiso (IN)
COLLEGE: Penn St.
NFL ENTRANCE: Undrafted in 2015 (Signed by Jaguars in 2016, GM David Caldwell)
JETS ACQUISITION: Signed by Jets mid-season (2019 Week 2, Douglas)
HONORS: None
2020 CAP HIT: $675K, 27th among K
TWITTER: @sficken1
INSTAGRAM: @samficken
YOUTUBE: N/A
FACEBOOK: N/A
NUMBER: 9
HEIGHT: 6-foot-1
WEIGHT: 192 pounds
DOB: 12/14/1992
BIRTHPLACE: Valparaiso, IN
HIGH SCHOOL: Valparaiso (IN)
COLLEGE: Penn St.
NFL ENTRANCE: Undrafted in 2015 (Signed by Jaguars in 2016, GM David Caldwell)
JETS ACQUISITION: Signed by Jets mid-season (2019 Week 2, Douglas)
HONORS: None
2020 CAP HIT: $675K, 27th among K
TWITTER: @sficken1
INSTAGRAM: @samficken
YOUTUBE: N/A
FACEBOOK: N/A
Stories
49-YARD MISSED FG: Sam Ficken pushes a 49-yarder wide right with a sharp curve, showing off his struggles on the road (50.0% for career) and in the deep-40s/low-50s range (38.4% from 45-55 yards for career, vs. 2017-19 league average of 68.2% in that range). Ficken went 2-for-7 in the 45-55 range on the road in 2019.
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