Matt Prater
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| No. 5 Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 10, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mayfield Heights, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Estero (FL) | ||||||||||
| College: | UCF | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Field goals made: | 216 |
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| Field goals attempted: | 259 |
| Field goal %: | 83.3 |
| Longest field goal: | 64 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Central Florida, and was originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Prater holds the NFL record for kicking the longest field goal (64 yards), which he set on December 8, 2013, as a member of the Denver Broncos in a game against the Tennessee Titans. He also holds the Detroit Lions franchise record for longest field goal (59 yards), which he set on January 3, 2016. He was cut by the Denver Broncos after completing a suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Prater attended Estero High School in Estero, Florida. During his tenure, he converted 56 of 58 extra point attempts and also booted 14 field goals, including one of 49 yards. Prater put 84 percent of his kickoffs in the end zone for touchbacks. He was named second-team All-State, first-team all-conference and All-Southwest Florida. He was also selected to the second-team "Dream Team." Prater graduated from Estero High School in 2002. Prater transferred to Estero High School his sophomore year from Cypress Lake High School.
Prater showed signs of his leg strength with his first kick of his collegiate career, making a 53-yarder against Penn State.
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