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Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin
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McLaughlin with the Browns in 2021
No. 4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Kicker
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 28)
Cypress, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Woods (Cypress, Texas)
College:Illinois (2014–2018)
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2024
Field goals made:122
Field goals attempted:144
Field goal %:84.8
Longest field goal:57
Touchbacks:79
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chase Joseph McLaughlin (mək-LOF-lin;[1] born April 9, 1996) is an American professional football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Since joining the NFL in 2019, McLaughlin has been a member of nine teams, including second stints for two organizations.

College career

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McLaughlin played college football at Illinois.[2] During his time with the Fighting Illini, McLaughlin went 79 for 79 on extra point attempts, and his senior year was 4 for 6 on field goals beyond 50 yards.[3] Originally a walk-on, McLaughlin ended his college career as the 2019 Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year award winner and a First-team All-Big Ten Conference selection.[4] During a 2018 game against USF, McLaughlin became the first Illinois kicker to score field goals of 50 plus yards in three consecutive games.[5] McLaughlin later achieved a school record five 50-plus yard field goals.[6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in
(1.83 m) 		187 lb
(85 kg) 		29+5⁄8 in
(0.75 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[7]

Buffalo Bills

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McLaughlin went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[9]

Minnesota Vikings (first stint)

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McLaughlin was signed to the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings on September 1, 2019.[10] He was released nine days later.[11]

Los Angeles Chargers

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McLaughlin signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on October 1, 2019. The move was to cover for injured Chargers kicker Michael Badgley, and to give relief to Chargers punter Ty Long, who had assumed kicking duties.[12] McLaughlin was waived on October 29.[13]

San Francisco 49ers

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McLaughlin signed with the San Francisco 49ers on November 7, 2019, after kicker Robbie Gould injured his quad.[14] During a Week 10 27–24 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, McLaughlin made three of four field goals. Although he made a 47-yard kick with one second left in regulation to tie the game, McLaughlin's missed field goal occurred in overtime and would have given San Francisco the victory.[15] He was waived on December 3.

Indianapolis Colts (first stint)

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On December 4, 2019, McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts due to an injury to longtime starter Adam Vinatieri.[16] On December 30, 2019, McLaughlin was signed to a one-year extension through 2020.

On September 5, 2020, McLaughlin was waived by the Colts during final roster cuts.[17]

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

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On September 8, 2020, McLaughlin was signed to the Vikings practice squad.[18]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On November 10, 2020, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed McLaughlin off of the Vikings' practice squad to fill in for the injured Josh Lambo.[19] McLaughlin was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 24,[20] and activated six days later.[21] McLaughlin was waived by the Jaguars after they promoted Aldrick Rosas to the active roster on December 12.[22]

New York Jets

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On December 14, 2020, McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[23] On January 2, 2021, McLaughlin was promoted to full-time starter after the Jets' decision to cut Sam Ficken.

McLaughlin was waived on May 7, 2021.[24]

Cleveland Browns

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McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on May 10, 2021.[25] In Week 3 against the Chicago Bears, McLaughlin made all four field goal attempts, including a 57-yarder, as well as both of his extra points.[26] In the 2021 season, McLaughlin finished converting 36 of 37 extra point attempts and 15 of 21 field goal attempts.[27]

On April 5, 2022, McLaughlin re-signed with the Browns.[28] He was waived on May 2.[29]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

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McLaughlin signed with the practice squad of the Colts on September 13, 2022, after the team released Rodrigo Blankenship.[30] He was promoted to the active roster on October 4.[31] In Week 5, McLaughlin made all four field goals, including two over 50 yards, in a 12–9 overtime road victory over the Denver Broncos, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.[32] He finished the 2022 season converting all 21 extra point attempts and 30 of 36 field goal attempts.[33]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On March 30, 2023, McLaughlin signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[34] He was named the Buccaneers' placekicker at the start of the 2023 season following the release of Rodrigo Blankenship.[35]

On March 11, 2024, McLaughlin signed a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension with the Buccaneers.[36]

NFL career statistics

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Bold Career High

Regular season

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Year Team GP Field goals Extra points Points
FGA FGM Lng Pct XPA XPM Pct
2019 LAC 4 9 6 50 66.7 7 7 100.0 25
SF 3 8 7 47 87.5 8 8 100.0 29
IND 4 6 5 50 83.3 11 11 100.0 26
2020 JAX 3 5 4 52 80.0 4 3 75.0 15
NYJ 1 − − − − 2 2 100.0 2
2021 CLE 16 21 15 57 71.4 37 36 97.3 81
2022 IND 16 36 30 54 83.3 21 21 100.0 111
2023 TB 17 31 29 57 93.5 33 33 100.0 120
Career 64 116 96 57 82.8 123 121 98.4 409

Postseason

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Year Team GP Field goals Extra points Points
FGA FGM Lng Pct XPA XPM Pct
2023 TB 2 5 4 54 80.0 5 5 100.0 17
Career 2 5 4 54 80.0 5 5 100.0 17

References

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  1. ^ "Chase McLaughlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chase McLaughlin College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Jabs, Austin (April 11, 2019). "Illinois Football 2019 Draft Profile: Chase McLaughlin". The Champaign Room. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Kissack, Tristen (April 27, 2019). "Chase McLaughlin signs with the Buffalo Bills". The Champaign Room. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Good, Gavin (September 20, 2018). "McLaughlin off to impressive start this season". The Daily Illini. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Werner, Jeremy (April 27, 2019). "SIGNED: Buffalo Bills pick up Illini kicker Chase McLaughlin". IlliniInquirer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Chase McLaughlin, Illinois, K, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Brown, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Get a closer look at the Bills eight undrafted free agent signings". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "Vikings Sign P Britton Colquitt, Add K Chase McLaughlin To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Vikings Re-Sign Brett Jones, Announce Additional Roster Moves". Vikings.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Chase McLaughlin: Gets shot with Chargers". CBSSports.com. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Chargers Promote CB Tevaughn Campbell to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  14. ^ Alper, Josh (November 7, 2019). "Robbie Gould dealing with quad injury; 49ers signing Chase McLaughlin". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  15. ^ "Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27–24 OT win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Walker, Andrew (December 4, 2019). "Colts Claim Kicker Chase McLaughlin Off Waivers". Colts.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  17. ^ Alper, Josh (September 5, 2020). "Colts cut Chase McLaughlin". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Fill Initial Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars sign Chase McLaughlin off Minnesota Vikings' practice squad". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Williams, Charean (November 30, 2020). "Jaguars remove Chase McLaughlin from COVID-19 list". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  22. ^ "Jaguars Roster Update: Aldrick Rosas signed to the active roster". Jaguars.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  23. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 14, 2020). "Jets Claim K Chase McLaughlin and DL Trevon Coley". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  24. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Jets Release Six Players Including WR Josh Doctson, K Chase McLaughlin". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  25. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 10, 2021). "Browns awarded kicker Chase McLaughlin via waivers from Jets to press Cody Parkey in camp". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  26. ^ "Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns – September 26th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  27. ^ "Chase McLaughlin 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  28. ^ Poisal, Anthony (April 5, 2022). "Browns re-sign K Chase McLaughlin". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  29. ^ "Browns release Ks Chase McLaughlin, Chris Blewitt". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  30. ^ Patra, Kevin (September 13, 2022). "Colts waiving kicker Rodrigo Blankenship following poor Week 1 performance". NFL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  31. ^ "Colts Sign K Chase McLaughlin To 53-Man Roster, Waive WR Dezmon Patmon". Colts.com. October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  32. ^ Baca, Michael (October 12, 2022). "Bills' Josh Allen, Saints' Taysom Hill highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  33. ^ "Chase McLaughlin 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  34. ^ Smith, Scott (March 30, 2023). "Bucs Sign Strong-Legged Kicker Chase McLaughlin". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  35. ^ Smith, Scott (August 21, 2023). "Bucs Waive Rodrigo Blankenship, Ending Kicker Competition". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  36. ^ Smith, Scott (March 13, 2024). "It's Good! Bucs, Kicker Chase McLaughlin Have New Deal". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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