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Nate and his wife, Samantha, have two sons, Jackchoker (born on May 7th, 2008)<ref>http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=2a30bdaa-2e75-4095-9851-57f493a49b06&babyid=de9e8821-621b-4135-95a8-9f08254a2a8c</ref> and Wyattchoker (born on August 17th, 2009)<ref>http://twitter.com/RSuchomel/status/3394455150</ref>. Nate and his wife, Samantha, have two sons, Jackchoker (born on May 7th, 2008)<ref>http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=2a30bdaa-2e75-4095-9851-57f493a49b06&babyid=de9e8821-621b-4135-95a8-9f08254a2a8c</ref> and Wyattchoker (born on August 17th, 2009)<ref>http://twitter.com/RSuchomel/status/3394455150</ref>.

After the Chargers' January 17th, 2010 postseason loss to the New York Jets, Kaeding attempted suicide in the locker room by hanging, but missed trying to kick the chair from under himself.


==References== ==References==

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American football player
Nate Kaeding
San Diego Chargers
Career information
College:Iowa
NFL draft:2004 / round: 3 / pick: 65
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pro Bowl selection (2006, 2009)
  • 1× First-team All-Pro selection (2009)
  • 1× Second-team All-Pro selection (2006)
  • Lou Groza Award (2002)
  • NFL record Highest FG percentage (minimum 100 attempts) (87.2)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Field Goals Made:150
Field Goals Attempted:175
Field Goals %:85.7
Long Field Goal:57
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Nathaniel James Kaeding (born March 26, 1982) is an American football placekicker who plays for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft in the 3rd round with a pick acquired from Rivers-Manning Trade.

College

The Iowa City, Iowa native played college football at the University of Iowa, where he won the Lou Groza Award in 2002 and is the all time leading scorer.He had lived up to the nickname even in high school by playing in state championship games in three different sports (basketball, football and soccer) at Iowa City West High School.

Professional

In January, 2005, Kaeding became only the second rookie in NFL history to attempt a potential game-winning field goal in the playoffs in the 4th quarter or overtime. His 40-yard field goal attempt missed, and the Chargers lost in the wild card round to the New York Jets, who won the game on a Doug Brien field goal.

In the 2007 Pro Bowl, Kaeding kicked a game winning 21-yard field goal with four seconds left.

Kaeding's postseason struggles continued in the 2006 NFL Playoffs, when he missed a game tying 54-yard field goal attempt against the New England Patriots. He had not missed a field goal at home in the previous two years prior to that 54-yard attempt.

Kaeding suffered a fractured left leg when he made a tackle on the opening kickoff against the Denver Broncos on December 24, 2007 and played the final 5 games of the season on the fractured leg.

In the 2007 playoffs Kaeding missed a field goal each in the Wild Card weekend game against Tennessee (which San Diego won) and against the Indianapolis Colts (which San Diego also won). Nate's streak of consecutive playoff games with a missed field goal stood at 4 but was ended with a made field goal from 40 yards against New England.

In the 2009 NFL Season, Kaeding completed 32 out of 35 (91.4%) Field Goals. His season long of 55 yards came in a Week 12 victory over Kansas City.

Personal Life

In January 2008, Kaeding began writing weekly movie reviews for CorridorBUZZ, a daily arts & entertainment web site serving the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids, Iowa corridor.

Nate and his wife, Samantha, have two sons, Jackchoker (born on May 7th, 2008) and Wyattchoker (born on August 17th, 2009).

After the Chargers' January 17th, 2010 postseason loss to the New York Jets, Kaeding attempted suicide in the locker room by hanging, but missed trying to kick the chair from under himself.

References

  1. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20080126-9999-1s26chargers.html
  2. "NFL Game Center: Kansas @ San Diego". Retrieved 2010-01-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |authorlink= (help)
  3. http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=2a30bdaa-2e75-4095-9851-57f493a49b06&babyid=de9e8821-621b-4135-95a8-9f08254a2a8c
  4. http://twitter.com/RSuchomel/status/3394455150

External links

  • Nate Kaeding at NFL.com
  • Nate Kaeding at Chargers.com
  • Nate Kaeding at CorridorBUZZ.com

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Lou Groza Award winners
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