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On November 16, 2010, Suisham signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a tryout, as [[Jeff Reed (American football)|Jeff Reed]] had poor outings throughout the 2010 season. On Sunday, November 28th, 2010, Suisham |
On November 16, 2010, Suisham signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a tryout, as [[Jeff Reed (American football)|Jeff Reed]] had poor outings throughout the 2010 season. On Sunday, November 28th, 2010, Suisham squeezumed four field goals against Buffalo, including the game-winning kick in overtime.<ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_709606.html</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Shaun Christopher Suisham (born December 29, 1981 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is an National Football League placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Bowling Green.
Suisham has also been a member of the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, and Dallas Cowboys.
College career
Suisham attended Bowling Green State University and attended training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Professional career
First stint with Cowboys
After being cut by the Steelers, Suisham joined the Dallas Cowboys practice squad and signed with the team on October 24, 2005. After two weeks on the team, in which he went 2 for 2 on field goals, he was released so the Cowboys could sign Billy Cundiff. Cundiff struggled so Dallas re-signed Suisham for the last game of the regular season.
During the 2006 off-season, Suisham was re-signed by the Dallas Cowboys. Originally, he was supposed to be second on the depth chart behind Mike Vanderjagt. After Vanderjagt missed two potentially game-winning field goal attempts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings, Suisham was named the starter for the Cowboys' season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 10, 2006. He attempted two kicks during the game, the first of which was good from a then career-long 52 yards. The second attempt, which would have given the Cowboys the lead, hit the right upright of the goalpost. He went on to kick for five more weeks as a kick off specialist.
On October 12, 2006, the Cowboys released Suisham.
First stint with Redskins
Suisham was signed on November 22, 2006 to the Washington Redskins' practice squad. The Redskins promoted him to the active roster on December 2, 2006. He missed his first attempt from 50 yards but went on to make 8 consecutive field goals to finish out the year. He kicked his first game-winning field goal from 39 yards in an overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins in the Redskins' season-opener on September 9, 2007.
Second stint with Redskins
He re-signed with the Redskins on March 16, 2009.[1]
On December 6, 2009, Suisham missed a 23-yard field goal, in what would become known as "The Choke," that likely would have sealed an upset win against the undefeated New Orleans Saints.[2] The Redskins went on to lose the game in overtime, 33-30. The Redskins released Suisham on December 8, 2009, and replaced him with former UFL kicker Graham Gano
Second stint with Cowboys
On December 21, 2009, the Cowboys signed Shaun Suisham, after Nick Folk missed 10 field goals in 2009. Suisham was two out of three in the regular season. On January 17, 2010, he played in the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings, his fourth game after replacing Nick Folk. He missed twice, including kicks from 48 and 49 yards, making one field goal from 33 yards. [3]
He was not tendered by Dallas after the season, becoming a free agent.
Cleveland Browns
Suisham signed with the Cleveland Browns on May 18, 2010. He was cut on June 17, 2010.
St. Louis Rams
On August 13, 2010, Suisham signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams. He was cut on August 17, 2010 due to a poor performance in the preseason.
Try-out with the Lions
In November 2010, Suisham tried out for the Detroit Lions to replace the injured Jason Hanson, but the job was ultimately given to Dave Rayner.[4]
Second stint with Steelers
On November 16, 2010, Suisham signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a tryout, as Jeff Reed had poor outings throughout the 2010 season. On Sunday, November 28th, 2010, Suisham squeezumed four field goals against Buffalo, including the game-winning kick in overtime.[5]
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Chatham-Kent, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Canadian players of American football
- American football placekickers
- Bowling Green Falcons football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Washington Redskins players
- Cleveland Browns players
- St. Louis Rams players