(1970-03-24) March 24, 1970 (age 54) Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:
White Oaks (Oakville, Ontario)
College:
Michigan State (1988)
Allan Hancock (1989–1990)
West Virginia (1991–1992)
Position:
Placekicker Punter
CFL Draft:
1992 / Round: 8 / Pick: 58
Career history
As a player:
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1993)
Tampa Bay Storm (1995)*
Minnesota Fighting Pike (1996)
Toronto Argonauts (1996–1997)
Indianapolis Colts (1998–2005)
Dallas Cowboys (2006)
Toronto Argonauts (2008)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Medina Mustangs (2022–present) Special Teams Coach
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (2003)
Second-team All-Pro (1999)
Pro Bowl (2003)
NFL scoring leader (1999)
PFW Golden Toe Award (2003)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1998)
2× Grey Cup champion (1996, 1997)
Dick Suderman Trophy (1996)
ArenaBowl champion (IX)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:
230
Field goals attempted:
266
Field goal %:
86.5
Longest field goal:
54
Career CFL statistics
Field goals:
112/150 (74.7%)
Punts:
351
Punting yards:
10,434
Average punt:
44.3
Career Arena statistics
Field goals:
2/6 (33.3%)
PATs:
7/10 (70%)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive) · ArenaFan.com
Michael John Vanderjagt (/ˈvændərˌdʒæt/VAN-dər-jat; born March 24, 1970) is a Canadian former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He served as the Colts' placekicker from 1998 to 2005 and was a member of the Dallas Cowboys during his final NFL season in 2006. Vanderjagt also played for four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent three seasons with the Toronto Argonauts and one with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
During his CFL career, Vanderjagt won two Grey Cups and received the Dick Suderman Trophy in 1996. His most successful NFL season was in 2003 when he became the first kicker to convert every field goal and point after touchdown during the regular season and playoffs, earning him Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors. Vanderjagt retired as the NFL's most accurate field goal kicker at 86.5%, which is the ninth-highest completion percentage in league history.[1][2] He is also known for missing high-profile field goal attempts and provoking controversy with outspoken comments and antics.[3]
^"Career Field Goal Percentage Leaders". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Career Field Goal % Leaders". - Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
^"Colts snag Vinatieri to replace Vanderjagt". USA Today. Associated Press. March 21, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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favor. A Terrence Wilkins touchdown catch and two MikeVanderjagt field goals tied the game, then Vanderjagt kicked the game-winner with 14 seconds remaining...
(1994) Most PAT attempts (season): 60 - MikeVanderjagt, (2004) Most PATs made (season): 59 - MikeVanderjagt, (2004) Highest PAT percentage (season -...
Wilkins kicked a field goal to bring the NFC to within four. After MikeVanderjagt kicked a field goal of his own, the score at the end of the first quarter...
season with a 27–24 loss to the New England Patriots after placekicker MikeVanderjagt missed a game-tying field goal in the closing seconds of the game....
overtime. The Colts had a chance to win the game with a 49-yard FG but MikeVanderjagt's kick was wide right. The Dolphins then marched 61 yards in 11 plays...
timeout and sent in kicker MikeVanderjagt to attempt the game-winning field goal, which he connected on. This kick was Vanderjagt's first game winner since...
who ran in a 29-yard touchdown following the return of a blocked MikeVanderjagt kick, caught a 91-yard bomb from Tom Brady, then on a flea-flick play...
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22, 2006, Vinatieri signed with the Indianapolis Colts, replacing MikeVanderjagt, who signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Vinatieri was signed to a five-year...
(Tennessee Titans, free-agent). The Colts opted not to re-sign kicker MikeVanderjagt, instead inking ex-New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri to a...
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the Indianapolis Colts as a kickoff specialist, to complement kicker MikeVanderjagt who had a groin injury, while reuniting with his former head coach...
struggled. On March 23, 2006, the team signed MikeVanderjagt to improve its kicking game. Vanderjagt suffered a groin injury in training camp that kept...
contract and surrounded him with key personnel. The team included linebacker Mike O'Shea, veteran wide receiver Paul Masotti, and running back Robert Drummond...
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