Through the Uprights - Ep 5: Making it in the NFL

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🗓️ 28 August 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Chapter 9: The kickers profiled in this episode all played 9 years or more in the National Football League. Starting for a game or a season is one thing but making it in the league year after year at a position that only has one spot on every roster is something altogether different. How do these elite kickers continue to keep their roster spot into their 30s and even 40s? Nate Kaeding spent almost all of his career with the San Diego Chargers after being a highly touted 3rd round pick and the top specialist in the 2004 NFL Draft. Nick Lowery was cut 11 times before beating out future Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Jan Stenerud for the Kansas City Chiefs starting job. There are multiple ways to make the league but to last you need grit and a personal philosophy on life, family, and competition. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Dave Download the Dave app from the App store right now for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking provided by Evolve. Member FDIC. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! BriteCo The guys at BriteCo Jewelry Insurance made buying insurance for your engagement ring, your watch, or whatever so easy you can get covered in 2 minutes on your cell phone. You won't find a better deal on coverage that's so affordable. Go to https://brite.co/lockedon PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON Elias NFL season is right around the corner, so don’t wait! Find Elias Game Plan in the App Store or Play Store today! Turo Ditch boring rental cars and find your drive at Turo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is a bonus episode of Lockdown Presents through the Uprites,
0:05.0	a special podcast series about what it takes to make it as an elite college and NFL kicker,
0:11.2	reported by Cole Weinstein and featuring interviews with Lou Groza Award winners
0:15.7	and decade-plus NFL veterans.
0:18.6	Locked on Presents Through the Uprites is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:24.8	In 2002, Nate Cating earned the Lou Groza Award for the best collegiate kicker in the country.
0:30.8	In 2003, the senior's field goal percentage improved by nearly eight points.
0:36.0	That's why Cating was considered an elite kicking prospect
0:38.3	after graduating from the University of Iowa.
0:41.3	It was good, you know, I did the whole shebang, so I did the singer ball, and I did the combine,
0:46.3	and I probably hosted maybe six or eight different special teams coaches coming in for
0:51.3	individual workouts to work out in Iowa City.
0:58.4	Even though Cating was a top-rated prospect who looked to go high in the draft that didn't make the process any easier.
1:00.0	You know, it's definitely a nerve-wracking time.
1:02.0	Do, like, a job interview every time those folks come in.
1:04.3	But, you know, I also have the feeling that my approach to it, you know, I always kind of
1:08.2	pride myself on taking an athletic approach and not being corpy and not having all these weird things. I felt like that would sit pretty well with,
1:14.1	you know, scouts and coaches. I also had a lot, you know, for two years, I put a lot of good
1:18.0	football on tape. Regardless of how he performed in the pre-draft process, Kating had been an elite college
1:24.3	kicker with NFL potential, and that would be enough for a team to want him.
1:29.1	As he referenced in an earlier chapter, Nick Cating was not a quirky kicker. He was an athlete,
1:35.1	a state champion and captain in three sports in high school, as well as the Des Moines Register's
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