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===Tampa Bay Buccaneers===
===Tampa Bay Buccaneers===
On March 30, 2023, McLaughlin signed with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucs Sign One-Legged Kicker Chase McLaughlin|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-strong-legged-kicker-chase-mclaughlin|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> He was named the Buccaneers placekicker at the start of the 2023 season following the release of [[Rodrigo Blankenship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucs Waive Rodrigo Blankenship, Ending Kicker Competition|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-waive-rodrigo-blankenship-ending-kicker-competition|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=August 21, 2023}}</ref>
On March 30, 2023, One legged McLaughlin signed with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucs Sign One-Legged Kicker Chase McLaughlin|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-strong-legged-kicker-chase-mclaughlin|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> He was named the Buccaneers placekicker at the start of the 2023 season following the release of [[Rodrigo Blankenship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucs Waive Rodrigo Blankenship, Ending Kicker Competition|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-waive-rodrigo-blankenship-ending-kicker-competition|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=August 21, 2023}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:29, 3 January 2024

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 (TX)
College:Illinois
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2023
Field goals made:93
Field goals attempted:113
Field goal %:82.3
Longest field goal:57
Touchbacks:76
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chase Joseph McLaughlin (born April 9, 1996) is an American football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois. After going undrafted in 2019, McLaughlin spent time on five different rosters during the season, three of them as injury replacements.

College career

McLaughlin played college football at Illinois.[1] 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.[2] 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 selection.[3] During a 2018 game against USF, McLaughlin became the first Illinois kicker to score field goals of 50 plus yards in three consecutive games.[4] McLaughlin later achieved a school record five 50-plus yard field goals.[5]

Professional career

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[6]

Buffalo Bills

McLaughlin went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[7] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[8]

Minnesota Vikings

McLaughlin was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad on September 1, 2019.[9] He was released on September 10.[10]

Los Angeles Chargers

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.[11] He was waived on October 29.[12]

San Francisco 49ers

McLaughlin signed with the San Francisco 49ers on November 7, 2019, after kicker Robbie Gould injured his quad.[13] In Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, McLaughlin made three out of four field goals in the 27–24 overtime loss. 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.[14] He was waived on December 3, 2019.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 4, 2019, McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts due to an injury to starter Adam Vinatieri.[15] 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.[16]

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

On September 8, 2020, McLaughlin was signed to the Vikings practice squad.[17]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 10, 2020, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed McLaughlin off of the Vikings' practice squad to fill in for the injured Josh Lambo.[18] McLaughlin was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 24, 2020,[19] and activated on November 30.[20] McLaughlin was waived by the Jaguars after they promoted Aldrick Rosas to the active roster on December 12.[21]

New York Jets

On December 14, 2020, McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[22] On January 2, 2021, McLaughlin was promoted to full-time starter after the Jets' decision to cut Sam Ficken. McLaughlin was waived after the season on May 7, 2021.[23]

Cleveland Browns

McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on May 10, 2021.[24] In Week 3 of 2021 against the Chicago Bears, McLaughlin made all four field goal attempts, including a 57-yarder, as well as both of his extra points.[25] In the 2021 season, McLaughlin finished converting 36 of 37 extra point attempts and 15 of 21 field goal attempts.[26]

On April 5, 2022, McLaughlin re-signed with the Browns.[27] He was waived on May 2, 2022.[28]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

McLaughlin signed with the practice squad of the Colts on September 13, 2022, after the team released Rodrigo Blankenship.[29] He was promoted to the active roster on October 4.[30] In Week 5, McLaughlin made all four field goals, including two over 50 yards, in a 12–9 win over the Denver Broncos, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[31] He finished the 2022 season converting all 21 extra point attempts and 30 of 36 field goal attempts.[32]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 30, 2023, One legged McLaughlin signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[33] He was named the Buccaneers placekicker at the start of the 2023 season following the release of Rodrigo Blankenship.[34]

References

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