• Mike Nugent is a National Football League placekicker currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

  Nugent, who previously played for the New York Jets, signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 4, 2009. The financial details of the one-year deal were not immediately announced.Tampa Bay's 10: Bucs sign K Nugent

• 1. Born: March 2, 1982
  2. Birthplace: Centerville, Ohio
  3. Height: 5'10"
  4. Weight: 190 lbs
  5. High school: Centerville High School (Ohio)
  6. College: Ohio State University
  7. Became the first kicker in Buckeye history to earn team MVP
  8. Won Lou Groza Award, as the nation's top kicker, in 2004
  9. During his four years at Ohio State, he broke or tied 22 school records
  10. When he comes onto the field for a field goal attempt or kickoff Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent is played
  11. It is a common when he hits a field goal for the Jets' announcers to exclaim "The Nuge hits a figgie!"

• College Football Career

  Prior to playing in the NFL, Nugent played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA. He made 81.8% of field goals, scoring on 72 of 88 attempts. Including a career-best 55-yard field goal, Nugent tied or broke 22 Buckeyes school records. After college, Nugent was selected 47th overall in the 2005 NFL draft by the New York Jets.

• NFL Career

  Nugent joined the Jets for his professional debut in 2005, playing all regular season 16 games and scoring on 22 of 28 field goals, plus making all 24 point-after attempts. In 2006, he recorded one of his statistically best seasons, making 88.9% of his field goals and 97.1% of PATs, scoring on 24 field goals and 34 PATs. After continuing as a starter with the Jets in 2007, Nugent played in only one game with the team in 2008.

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