Tucker McCann (born November 10, 1997) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Sp ...

who is a free agent. He played college football at

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Early life and high school

A native of

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, McCann attended O'Fallon Township High School where he was the team's starting kicker from his sophomore to senior years. As a junior, he broke the Illinois state record for longest field goal at 60 yards. A consensus three star recruit, he received offers from

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, Florida State, and

. He committed to Missouri on June 8, 2015.

College career

McCann was the Tigers starting kicker all four years he attended Missouri. As a senior, he added punting duties in addition to his placekicking duties. McCann became the first person in the 21st century to have four punts of 50+ yards and make three field goals from 40+ yards in a 50–0 win over

Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, McCann signed with the

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...

as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list by the team on November 7, 2020. He was signed to a futures contract by the Titans on January 11, 2021. He was waived/injured on August 23, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. He was released on October 5.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCann, Tucker 1997 births Living people American football placekickers Missouri Tigers football players Players of American football from St. Clair County, Illinois Tennessee Titans players