Kaare Vedvik

Kaare Vedvik (born March 16, 1994) is a Norwegian professional American football kicker and punter for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2018.

Kaare Vedvik
No. 6 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Kicker
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-16) March 16, 1994
Stavanger, Norway
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:McPherson
(McPherson, Kansas)
College:Marshall
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All C-USA First Team (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2019
Field goals:0
Field goal attempts:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life

Vedvik was born and raised in Norway to a Nigerian immigrant father,[1] and he first came in contact with American football when he joined the Stavanger based team AFC Show in 2011. He later spent his junior year playing for McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas, as an exchange student in the United States. He initially wanted to play wide receiver, but his coaches at McPherson discovered he was better suited to play kicker.[2]

College career

Vedvik joined Marshall in 2013. After using a redshirt season in 2013, Vedvik served as Marshall's kickoff specialist in 2014.[3] Vedvik did not play in 2015, serving as backup punter.[4] Vedvik became Marshall's punter in 2016, and was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on November 1, 2016.[5] Vedvik was Marshall's punter and placekicker in 2017. On October 14, 2017, Vedvik kicked a 92-yard punt, the 7th longest in FBS history and the longest since Ray Guy's 93-yard punt in 1972.[6] He was named 2017 C-USA All-Conference First Team as a punter.[7]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Vedvik was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2018.[8] Vedvik was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list after he was assaulted before the start of the season.[9] In the Ravens' 2019 preseason opener on August 8, 2019, he made all four of his field goals, including a 55-yard try.[10][11]

Minnesota Vikings

On August 11, 2019, Vedvik was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[12] He was waived on August 31, 2019 after losing the kicker job to veteran Dan Bailey.[13]

New York Jets

On September 1, 2019, Vedvik was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[14] In the opening game of the season against the Buffalo Bills, Vedvik missed an extra point attempt and a 45-yard field goal; the Jets lost the game 17–16.[15] He was waived on September 10, 2019.[16]

Cincinnati Bengals

On December 16, 2019, Vedvik was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[17] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[18]

Buffalo Bills

On January 7, 2020, Vedvik signed a reserve/futures contract with the Buffalo Bills.[19]

References
  1. Young, Lindsey. "These Seven Nigerians are part of the Minnesota vikings roster". Africans in America. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Det er duket for første NFL-kamp med Kåre Vedvik på banen!". amerikanskfotball.tnfj.com. August 2018.
  3. "BOGACZYK: Vedvik Gives Herd a Leg Up on Kickoffs". Marshall University Athletics.
  4. "BOGACZYK: Hands Down, Vedvik Foots Big Role for Herd". Marshall University Athletics.
  5. "Vedvik Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week". Marshall University Athletics.
  6. Moriarty, Morgan (October 14, 2017). "Feast your eyes on this gorgeous 92-yard punt, the longest in FBS since 1972". www.sbnation.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. "FB: 2017 All-Conference Awards". conferenceusa.com.
  8. "Kaare Vedvik". www.baltimoreravens.com.
  9. Meehan, Sarah; Shaffer, Jonas (September 6, 2018). "'I thank God that he's going to be OK': Ravens' Kaare Vedvik out of hospital after assault". The Baltimore Sun.
  10. Hensley, Jamison (August 9, 2019). "Bears bound? Ravens' Kaare Vedvik kicks up trade value another notch". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  11. Smith, Michael David (August 9, 2019). "Ravens kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik continues to impress". ProFootballTalk.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  12. Bergman, Jeremy (August 11, 2019). "Ravens trade kicker Kaare Vedvik to Vikings for pick". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  13. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  14. Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. Stypulkoski, Matt (September 8, 2019). "Jets' Adam Gase sure made it sound like Kaare Vedvik's time is already up". NJ.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  16. Greenberg, Ethan. "Jets Sign K Sam Ficken". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  17. "Bengals Sign Kaare Vedvik To Practice Squad". Bengals.com. December 16, 2019.
  18. @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Bengals practice-squad contracts expired Monday: LB Davin Bellamy (signed to Texans practice squad); WR Cody Thompson; K Kaare Vedvik" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. Brown, Chris (January 7, 2020). "Bills sign punter/kicker Kaare Vedvik as reserve/future free agent". BuffaloBills.com.
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