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Jason Myers
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Myers with the Seattle Seahawks in 2023
No. 5 – Seattle Seahawks
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 32)
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Mater Dei Catholic
(Chula Vista, California)
College: Marist (2009–2012)
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Pro Bowl (2018, 2022)
  • NFL scoring leader (2022)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2023
Field goals: 220
Field goal attempts: 259
Field goal %: 84.9
Long field goal: 61
Touchbacks: 440
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jason Myers (born May 12, 1991) is an American football placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marist.

Professional career

Arena Football League

After his college football career, Myers received no attention from professional scouts and returned to the San Diego metropolitan area to work as a valet. He continued to work on his kicking with the help of former NFL kicker Michael Husted. In the 2014 season, Myers spent time on the San Jose SaberCats. He was signed by the Arizona Rattlers during the 2015 off-season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 3, 2015, Myers signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after attending a tryout at the 2015 Senior Bowl.

On August 31, 2015, the Jaguars announced that Myers had earned the placekicker role on the team, after Josh Scobee was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In the 2016 season, Myers led the league with the most field goal attempts above 50 yards with 12, and tied for second on most made with seven.

On October 17, 2017, Myers was released by the Jaguars after missing three long field goals including two 54-yard attempts in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Seattle Seahawks

On January 3, 2018, Myers signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks. On August 20, 2018, he was released by the Seahawks after losing the starting kicking job to veteran Sebastian Janikowski.

New York Jets

On August 21, 2018, Myers was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. He became the Jets' starting kicker after Taylor Bertolet was waived after the preseason. On October 14, 2018, Myers broke the Jets' franchise record for field goals with seven against the Indianapolis Colts as the Jets won 42–34. His performance that game earned Myers the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In the 2018 season, Myers converted 30 of 33 extra point attempts and 33 of 36 field goal attempts. Myers was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster for his performance during the 2018 season.

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On March 14, 2019, Myers signed a four-year, $15.45 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

On November 3, 2019, Myers missed two field goals against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a potential game-winning kick at the end of regulation. Nevertheless, the Seahawks would go on to win in overtime, 40–34. The next week, on November 11, 2019, in a Monday Night Football matchup, Myers connected on both of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 42-yard kick in overtime with no time left on the clock, to lift the Seahawks over the San Francisco 49ers 27–24 and move their record to 8–2 on the season. In the 2019 season, Myers converted 40 of 44 extra point attempts and 23 of 28 field goal attempts.

On November 15, 2020, in a Week 10 game against the Los Angeles Rams, Myers hit a career long and Seahawks franchise record long 61-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. On December 20, 2020, in a Week 15 game against the Washington Football Team, Myers kicked his 31st consecutive successful field goal, breaking the previous Seahawks record, held by Olindo Mare. He would finish the season a perfect 24 of 24 on field goal attempts, and 49 for 53 extra point attempts.

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Myers in 2021

Myers' consecutive field goal streak would reach 37 straight field goals, the 4th longest streak in NFL history. On September 26, 2021, against the Minnesota Vikings, the streak ended as a 44-yard field goal attempt missed wide left. After missing 4 of his first 10 field goals in the season, Myers would end the season by making 11 of his last 13 attempts. In total, Myers made 17 of his 23 field goal attempts and 44 of his 47 extra point attempts during the 2021 season.

In Week 18 of the 2022 season, Myers missed the game-winning field goal in the 4th quarter off the upright. However, later he hit the game-winning field goal in overtime as the Seahawks won 19–16 against the Los Angeles Rams. In the 2022 season, Myers converted 41 of 42 extra point attempts and 34 of 37 field goal attempts. With 143 points scored in the 2022 season, he led the NFL. He was named as a Pro Bowler for the 2022 season.

On January 18, 2023, Myers signed a four-year contract extension with the Seahawks which made him the second-highest paid kicker in the league behind only Justin Tucker. In September, he was named a team captain.

In Week 10 of the 2023 season, Myers made five field goals including the game-winning field goal against the Washington Commanders as the Seahawks won 29-26. His performance earned him NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week. In Week 11, in a game versus the Los Angeles Rams, he missed a potential game-winning 55 yard field goal wide right with 8 seconds left in the game. As a result, the Seahawks lost 16-17.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

General Field goals PATs Kickoffs Points
Season Team GP FGM FGA FG% Blck Long XPM XPA XP% KO Avg TBs Pts
2015 JAX 16 26 30 86.7 1 58 32 39 82.1 84 62.0 55 110
2016 JAX 16 27 34 79.4 2 56 29 32 90.6 76 61.5 60 110
2017 JAX 6 11 15 73.3 0 47 15 17 88.2 35 60.5 26 48
2018 NYJ 16 33 36 91.7 0 56 30 33 90.9 82 64.1 60 129
2019 SEA 16 23 28 82.1 0 54 40 44 90.9 85 62.8 59 109
2020 SEA 16 24 24 100.0 0 61 49 53 92.5 91 63.6 52 121
2021 SEA 17 17 23 73.9 0 53 44 47 93.6 83 61.2 31 95
2022 SEA 17 34 37 91.9 0 56 41 42 97.6 93 62.8 54 143
2023 SEA 11 25 32 78.1 0 55 25 25 100.0 56 64.0 38 100
Career 131 220 259 84.9 3 61 305 332 91.8 685 62.9 381 965
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