Suisham prior to Super Bowl XLV in 2011
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | December 29, 1981 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Wallaceburg, Ontario | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Wallaceburg (ON) District | ||||||||||||
College: | Bowling Green | ||||||||||||
CFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Field Goals Made: | 211 |
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Field Goals Attempted: | 251 |
Field Goal %: | 84.1% |
Long Field Goal: | 53 |
Touchbacks: | 139 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Shaun Christopher Suisham (/ˈswiːzəm/; born December 29, 1981) is a Canadian born American football placekicker who is a free agent. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Bowling Green.
Suisham has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams.
Suisham was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario to Rick and Wendy Suisham. He attended Holy Family Catholic School before attending Wallaceburg District Secondary School. The 1999 conference offensive MVP, Suisham graduated from Wallaceburg District Secondary School. In 1998, Suisham kicked two field goals (from 58 and 27 yards) and helped Wallaceburg win the league championship for the first time since 1968. Starting from the spring 2000 semester, Suisham attended Bowling Green State University. Injured during spring practice, Suisham redshirted his freshman season and was on the active roster from 2001 to 2004. He played under coach Urban Meyer in 2001 and 2002.
In the 2004 CFL Draft, the Ottawa Renegades drafted Suisham and traded his rights to the Edmonton Eskimos. Suisham never signed with either team.