File:Taylor Bertolet.JPG Bertolet with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 | |
Placekicker | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: | October 24, 1992|
Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania | |
Career information | |
College: Texas A&M | |
Undrafted in 2016 | |
No regular season or postseason appearances | |
Career history | |
* Los Angeles Rams ( 2016)*
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Career highlights and awards | |
*Texas A&M school record extra points converted (67) (2012)
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Stats at NFL.com |
Taylor Bertolet (born October 24, 1992) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M and holds a school record for most PATs in a single season.
College career[]
In 2012, Bertolet and quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshmen to surpass 100 points in a season.[1] Bertolet kicked for a total of a career-high 106 points including 13 field goals and a school record 67 extra points.[1] Bertolet kicked a season-long 54-yard field goal against Louisiana Tech.[2]
Bertolet was mainly the Aggies kickoff specialist for the 2013 and 2014 season, losing placekicking job to Josh Lambo.[3]
In 2015, Bertolet kicked a career-high 22 field goals on 31 attempts for a career-high 71% field goal percentage.[4] Bertolet kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal against Mississippi State.[5] Bertolet tied Southeastern Conference and school records by making six field goals against Vanderbilt. He tied Alan Smith's six field goals in 1983 against Arkansas State.[6]
Professional career[]
Los Angeles Rams[]
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Bertolet signed with the Los Angeles Rams on May 4, 2016.[7] On August 30, 2016, he was released by the Rams.[8]
Denver Broncos[]
On March 21, 2018, Bertolet signed with the Denver Broncos.[9] On April 30, 2018, he was waived by the Broncos.[10]
New York Jets[]
On May 7, 2018, Bertolet was signed by the New York Jets.[11] He was waived by the Jets on September 1, 2018, after losing the starting kicking job to Jason Myers.[12][13]
Salt Lake Stallions[]
Before the 2019 season, Bertolet signed with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[14]
Denver Broncos (second stint)[]
After the AAF filed for bankruptcy, Bertolet re-signed with the Denver Broncos on April 29, 2019.[15] He was waived on July 23, 2019.[16]
New York Jets (second stint)[]
On August 11, 2019, Bertolet was signed by the New York Jets after Chandler Catanzaro retired during preseason.[17] He was waived by the Jets on September 1, 2019.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Texas A&M University Athletics". http://12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2654.
- ↑ "Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech - Box Score - October 13, 2012 - ESPN". http://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=322872348.
- ↑ "NFL Draft: Texas A&M kicker Taylor Bertolet signs free agent deal with Los Angeles Rams". http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/05/nfl_draft_texas_am_kicker_tayl.html.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Taylor Bertolet - K for the Texas A&M Aggies". http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/taylor-bertolet-player.
- ↑ "Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M - Box Score - October 3, 2015 - ESPN". http://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603885.
- ↑ "Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt - Game Recap - November 21, 2015 - ESPN". http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=400603930.
- ↑ Simmons, Myles (May 4, 2016). "Rams sign 19 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907122424/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/rams-sign-19-undrafted-free-agents/d04dd04b-c5b9-41c5-b402-582aae57d97c. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ Bain, Nate (August 30, 2016). "Rams Announce First Round of Roster Cuts". Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805061520/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-First-Round-of-Roster-Cuts/78082875-d44d-4bf9-a96e-8eaf2e3277dd.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (March 21, 2018). "Broncos sign K Taylor Bertolet, LS Christian Kuntz". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-k-taylor-bertolet-ls-christian-kuntz-20475004.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (April 30, 2018). "Broncos waive K Taylor Bertolet, DL Jhaustin Thomas". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-waive-k-taylor-bertolet-dl-jhaustin-thomas-20618366.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (May 7, 2018). "Jets Sign K Bertolet, Waive CB Keeton". https://www.newyorkjets.com/_mobileview/news/jets-sign-k-bertolet-waive-cb-keeton.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (September 1, 2018). "Jets cut K Taylor Bertolet". https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/01/jets-cut-k-taylor-bertolet/.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/final-cutdown-jets-reach-53-player-active-roster.
- ↑ "Taylor Bertolet set to get his kicks in new football league". Reading Eagle. February 8, 2019. https://www.readingeagle.com/sports/article/taylor-bertolet-set-to-get-his-kicks-in-new-football-league. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (April 29, 2019). "Broncos sign K Taylor Bertolet". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-k-taylor-bertolet. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (July 23, 2019). "Broncos sign P Justin Vogel". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-p-justin-vogel.
- ↑ Bergman, Jeremy (August 11, 2019). "Jets kicker Chandler Catanzaro retires; Bertolet signed". http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001040856/article/jets-kicker-chandler-catanzaro-retires-bertolet-signed.