Austin Mitchell Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American professional

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. He played

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for the

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, where he was named the 2018 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, and was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. Seibert has also been a member of the

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, and

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. He holds the Commanders' franchise record for field goals made in a game with seven.

Early life

Seibert was born on November 15, 1996, in

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, later attending Belleville High School-West.

College career

Seibert attended and played

for the

. He contributed to the football team as a

and a punter. He was named the 2018 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Seibert was selected by the

in the fifth round (170th overall) of the

. Seibert signed his rookie contract with the Browns on May 3, 2019. Seibert made the Browns' 53-man roster out of

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. He made his NFL debut in the Browns' 2019 regular season opener against the

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. He converted one of two extra point attempts in the 43–13 loss. He scored his first career field goal during the Browns' Week 2 game against the

, where he kicked three field goals in a Browns' 23–3 win. As a rookie, he converted 30 of 35 extra point attempts and 25 of 29 field goal attempts. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. Seibert was waived by the Browns on September 14, 2020, after missing a field goal and extra point in a 38–6 loss to the

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in Week 1.

Cincinnati Bengals

Seibert was claimed off waivers by the

on September 15, 2020. Seibert played in four games during the 2020 season with the Bengals making six of nine field goals and all eight of the extra points he attempted. He was waived on August 31, 2021, after losing out the starting kicker job to

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in training camp.

Detroit Lions

On September 1, 2021, the

claimed Seibert off waivers. On September 23, 2021, Seibert was placed on the

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reserve list. He was replaced on the active roster by kicker Ryan Santoso, who had just been signed to the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on November 13 with a hip injury. He appeared in six games in the 2021 season. He converted all five extra point attempts and 10 of 12 field goal attempts. Seibert was waived by the Lions on October 6, 2022, after the team signed Michael Badgley. In the 2022 season, he converted all 12 extra point attempts and three of five field goal attempts in three games.

New York Jets (first stint)

On September 16, 2023, Seibert was signed to the

practice squad following an injury to kicker Greg Zuerlein. He was released on September 30.

New Orleans Saints

On November 28, 2023, Seibert was signed to the

practice squad. He was released on December 7.

New York Jets (second stint)

On December 27, 2023, Seibert was signed to the Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. He was released on August 27, 2024.

Washington Commanders

Seibert signed with the

on September 10, 2024. In Week 2, he was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking a franchise-record seven field goals in his Washington debut, accounting for all of the team's points in a 21–18 victory over the

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. Seibert was placed on

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for a hip injury on November 26, 2024.

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners profile
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