Nathan A. Freese (born August 18, 1990) is a former

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 ...

. He was drafted by the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

in the seventh round of the

2014 NFL Draft The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New Y ...

. He played college football at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifi ...

College career

Freese chose to attend Boston College to play college football. He would serve as the placekicker for the Eagles.

NFL career

Freese was drafted by the

in the seventh round (229th overall) of the

. During the 2014 Training Camp for the Lions, Freese beat out teammate Giorgio Tavecchio for the kicker position. However, after his fourth missed field goal attempt in the first three weeks of the regular season, the Lions released Freese on September 22, 2014.

External links

Boston College Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freese, Nate 1990 births Living people American football placekickers Boston College Eagles football players Detroit Lions players People from Strongsville, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio