Taylor Bertolet

Taylor Bertolet (born October 24, 1992) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M and holds a school record for most PATs in a single season.

Taylor Bertolet
Bertolet with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016
Free agent
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992
Reading, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Exeter Township
(Reading, Pennsylvania)
College:Texas A&M
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Texas A&M school record extra points converted (67) (2012)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

In 2012, Bertolet and quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshmen to surpass 100 points in a season.[1] Bertolet kicked for a total of a career-high 106 points including 13 field goals and a school record 67 extra points.[1] Bertolet kicked a season-long 54-yard field goal against Louisiana Tech.[2]

Bertolet was mainly the Aggies kickoff specialist for the 2013 and 2014 season, losing placekicking job to Josh Lambo.[3]

In 2015, Bertolet kicked a career-high 22 field goals on 31 attempts for a career-high 71% field goal percentage.[4] Bertolet kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal against Mississippi State.[5] Bertolet tied Southeastern Conference and school records by making six field goals against Vanderbilt. He tied Alan Smith's six field goals in 1983 against Arkansas State.[6]

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Bertolet signed with the Los Angeles Rams on May 4, 2016.[7] On August 30, 2016, he was released by the Rams.[8]

Denver Broncos

On March 21, 2018, Bertolet signed with the Denver Broncos.[9] On April 30, 2018, he was waived by the Broncos.[10]

New York Jets

On May 7, 2018, Bertolet was signed by the New York Jets.[11] He was waived by the Jets on September 1, 2018, after losing the starting kicking job to Jason Myers.[12][13]

Salt Lake Stallions

Before the 2019 season, Bertolet signed with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[14]

Denver Broncos (second stint)

After the AAF filed for bankruptcy, Bertolet re-signed with the Denver Broncos on April 29, 2019.[15] He was waived on July 23, 2019.[16]

New York Jets (second stint)

On August 11, 2019, Bertolet was signed by the New York Jets after Chandler Catanzaro retired during preseason.[17] He was waived by the Jets on September 1, 2019.[18]

References
  1. "Texas A&M University Athletics". 12thman.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. "Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech - Box Score - October 13, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. "NFL Draft: Texas A&M kicker Taylor Bertolet signs free agent deal with Los Angeles Rams". PennLive.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. Sports, Fox. "Taylor Bertolet - K for the Texas A&M Aggies". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. "Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M - Box Score - October 3, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  6. "Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt - Game Recap - November 21, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. Simmons, Myles (May 4, 2016). "Rams sign 19 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  8. Bain, Nate (August 30, 2016). "Rams Announce First Round of Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
  9. DiLalla, Aric (March 21, 2018). "Broncos sign K Taylor Bertolet, LS Christian Kuntz". DenverBroncos.com.
  10. DiLalla, Aric (April 30, 2018). "Broncos waive K Taylor Bertolet, DL Jhaustin Thomas". DenverBroncos.com.
  11. Allen, Eric (May 7, 2018). "Jets Sign K Bertolet, Waive CB Keeton". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. Alper, Josh (September 1, 2018). "Jets cut K Taylor Bertolet". profootballtalk.com.
  13. Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. "Taylor Bertolet set to get his kicks in new football league". Reading Eagle. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  15. DiLalla, Aric (April 29, 2019). "Broncos sign K Taylor Bertolet". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  16. DiLalla, Aric (July 23, 2019). "Broncos sign P Justin Vogel". DenverBroncos.com.
  17. Bergman, Jeremy (August 11, 2019). "Jets kicker Chandler Catanzaro retires; Bertolet signed". NFL.com.
  18. Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
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