page_title: Sebastian Janikowski
section_title: Oakland Raiders
hierarchical_section_title: Sebastian Janikowski / Professional career / Oakland Raiders
caption_attribution_description: Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski warming up prior to a home game against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons won 24-0.
context_page_description: Sebastian Paweł Janikowski is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for 19 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Florida State University and was selected by the Oakland Raiders 17th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, where he spent all but one season of his professional career. During his final year in the NFL, he played for the Seattle Seahawks.
  Only one of three NFL placekickers to be selected in the first round of a draft, Janikowski is the Raiders' all-time leading scorer at 1,799 points and appeared in more games with the franchise than any other player at 268 games. He also tied the then-NFL record for the longest successful field goal at 63 yards, which is the second-longest in league history.
context_section_description: Janikowski was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the 17th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.
  Shortly after the draft, Janikowski was acquitted of his bribery charge. He had testified on his own behalf, stating that he was simply trying to pay his friend's fine (as opposed to bribing the arresting officer). Just eight days after his acquittal, Janikowski and two friends were arrested in Tallahassee on suspicion of felony possession of the drug GHB. Once again, he faced prison time or deportation if convicted, but was acquitted of all charges in April 2001.
  Janikowski's professional career got off to a rough start: in 2000, only 68.8% of his field goal attempts were successful. His accuracy improved dramatically in 2001, when 82.1% of his attempts were successful.
  Janikowski reached Super Bowl XXXVII with the Raiders in 2002, and kicked an early field goal in the first quarter. His kick briefly gave the Raiders a 3–0 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This would be the Raiders' only lead of the game; they lost 48–21.
  After the 2004 season, Janikowski was given a five-year contract extension reportedly worth $10.5 million. This made him (at the time) the highest paid kicker in NFL history.
  In February 2010, Janikowski extended his contract with the Raiders for $16 million over the next four years, including $9 million in guaranteed money, making him the highest paid placekicker in NFL history.
  On September 12, 2011, in a Monday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos, he tied the previous NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards.
  In 2011 Janikowski received an invite to the Pro Bowl and earned second-team All-Pro honors.
  In August 2013, Janikowski signed a four-year contract extension with the Raiders for $19 million over five years, including $8 million guaranteed.
  Prior to the 2017 season, he took a pay cut from his $4.05 million base salary to $3 million but it became fully guaranteed. On September 9, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve due to back issues and Giorgio Tavecchio was signed on from the practice squad to temporarily take his place as kicker. On February 14, 2018, it was reported that Janikowski would not be re-signed by the Raiders.
caption: Janikowski in November 2008
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