Mike Nugent
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| Mike Nugent | |
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| Date of birth | March 2, 1982 (age 25) |
| Place of birth |  Centerville, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Kicker |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft | 2005 / Round 2 / Pick 47 |
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| 2005-present | New York Jets |
Mike "The Nuge" Nugent (born March 2, 1982 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was selected with the 15th pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the Ohio State University.
Mike Nugent attended Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. As a senior kicker, he converted on 5 out of 7 field goal attempts from beyond 50 yards (24 of 27 altogether), kicked a 55 yard field goal (career long) twice, and was 29 out of 29 PAT attempts.
During Nugent's four-year career at Ohio State he broke or tied 22 school records, including most points in a career by any player at OSU (356). He won the Lou Groza Award in 2004, as the nation’s top kicker. He became the first kicker in Buckeye history to earn team Most Valuable Player. Mike enjoys coaching, especially working with young kickers.
Chris Berman, known for his odd nicknames, refers to Nugent as Kick Scratch Fever, in reference to Ted Nugent's song, "Cat Scratch Fever."
[edit] Career Stats
| Season | PAT | PAT Pct. | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FG-FGA | FG Pct. | Long | Points |
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| 2005 | 24/24 | 100% | 0/0 | 8/9 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 0/2 | 22/28 | 78.6% | 49 | 90 |
| 2006 | 34/35 | 97.1% | 1/1 | 7/7 | 10/12 | 4/4 | 2/3 | 24/27 | 88.9% | 54 | 106 |
| 2006 Post-season | 1/1 | 100% | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 100% | 37 | 10 |
| TOTALS | 58/59 | 98.3% | 1/1 | 15/16 | 17/19 | 11/14 | 2/5 | 46/55 | 83.6% | 54 | 196 |
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| Preceded by Michael Jenkins |
Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 2004 |
Succeeded by A. J. Hawk |
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