Trent Sieg (born May 19, 1995) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Sieg attended Eaton High School. As a senior, he contributed to the team achieving a Patriot League championship with a 10–1 overall record. He registered 29 receptions, 510 receiving yards, 4

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s as a

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and 67 tackles, 10 sacks as a

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. He posted a career-high 6 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns against Valley High School. He received ''

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''’s All-Colorado football honors as a linebacker. He received academic All-Colorado honors in his last two years. He also lettered in

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and

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College career

Sieg accepted a football scholarship from

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. As a

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freshman, he replaced four-year

Tanner Hedstrom. He appeared in all 13 games, while making 2

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. As a sophomore, he snapped to

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finalist and

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punter Hayden Hunt, who finished fifth nationally with a 46.0 yards per punt average. He appeared in all 13 games, making 2 tackles. He received Academic All-

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honors. As a junior, he played in all 13 games and received Academic All-Mountain West honors. As a senior, he appeared in all 13 games and received Academic All-Mountain West honors. He never missed a game during his college career (51).

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Sieg was signed as an

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by the

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after the

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on April 29. He competed with incumbent long snapper Morgan Cox during training camp. On August 31, he was waived before the start of the season.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On September 12, 2018, Sieg was signed by the

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to replace long snapper Andrew DePaola, who was lost for the year with a right knee ACL injury. As a rookie, he appeared in the final 15 games, while helping rookie

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set a new franchise season record with a 94.1

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percentage. In 2019, Sieg was named the long snapper over DePaola, who was released on August 25, 2019. He contributed to rookie

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setting rookie club records for punting average, net average and punts downed inside the 20-yard line. On January 22, 2020, the Raiders moved to

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. On March 27, 2020, he signed his exclusive rights tender. He helped Carlson set franchise-records with 144 scored points and a 94.3 field goal percentage during the season. On March 3, 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension with the team. On November 29, 2021, he was placed on the reserve/

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list, ending a streak of 58 consecutive games played. He was replaced with Carson Tinker. On December 9, 2021, he was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list. He appeared in 16 games and facilitated Carlson to break his franchise record for points scored in a single-season with 150. In 2022, he appeared in all 17 games and made 2

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tackles. On March 19, 2023, Sieg was released after the Raiders acquired long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer, who reunited with

coordinator Tom McMahon. He played for the team during five seasons, making 5 special teams tackles, while appearing in all but 2 games during that time.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 22, 2023, Sieg was signed by the

, to replace Jake McQuaide who left in

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. He had 2

tackles and was a key part of the field goal unit, contributing to first-year kicker

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setting multiple NFL and franchise records. On March 12, 2024, Sieg re-signed with the Cowboys.

References

External links

Dallas Cowboys bioColorado State Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sieg, Trent 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Greeley, Colorado Players of American football from Colorado American football long snappers Colorado State Rams football players Baltimore Ravens players Oakland Raiders players Las Vegas Raiders players Dallas Cowboys players American people of German descent