Billy Cundiff William Andrew Cundiff ( born March 30 , 1980 ) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Drake University , and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002 . Cundiff played for several NFL teams , including the New Orleans Saints , Cleveland Browns , Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins . Early years . Cundiff attended Harlan Community High School in Harlan , Iowa where he was a three - time All - Iowa quarterback who helped lead the Cyclones to the Class 3A state championship in 1998 . He also established state career kicking records for most points ( 179 ) and field goals ( 22 ) , both of which have since been surpassed . He was also a starting point guard in basketball . College career . Cundiff played college football at Drake University where he broke five Pioneer Football League ( PFL ) career records including most points ( 284 ) , field goal s ( 49 ) and points after touchdown ( 137 ) . He made eight field goals over 50 yards during his career with the Bulldogs , including a PFL - record 62 - yarder as a junior in 2000 against San Diego . He also was part of the Drake University Men ' s Basketball team during his time at Drake . He played sparingly , partly due to several members of the team being ruled academically ineligible . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 2003 . He was presented the highest honor for a student - athlete at the university when he received the Drake Double D Award on February 12 , 2012 . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . Cundiff was brought to the 2002 training camp as a free agent , and won out over incumbent Tim Seder as the team ' s kicker . He played four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 2002 to 2005 . He kicked a then - record seven field goals in a game against the New York Giants on " Monday Night Football " on September 15 , 2003 . In 2005 , which would have been his fourth season with the team , he was waived / injured during training camp following a quadriceps injury , and briefly replaced by kickoff specialist José Cortéz , who had not been expected to make the team . Cundiff was later re - signed on November 19 , 2005 ( directly following the mandatory period after an injury waiver ) having recovered from his training camp injury . He replaced kicker Shaun Suisham , in the hope of providing greater consistency to the Cowboys ' special teams . In his first game back with the Cowboys , Cundiff made a 56 - yard field goal at the end of the first half to set a record for longest field goal in franchise history . Cundiff played six games that season before being released by the Cowboys on December 26 , 2005 after missing two field goals in a critical game against the Carolina Panthers . The Cowboys re - signed Suisham to replace him for the season finale . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On February 15 , 2006 , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Cundiff to a contract but released him after kicker Matt Bryant was re - signed . Green Bay Packers . Cundiff signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 28 , 2006 and was expected to compete with Dave Rayner for the starting kicking position before being cut by Green Bay on August 17 , 2006 . New Orleans Saints . On November 22 , 2006 , the New Orleans Saints signed Cundiff as a kickoff specialist , easing the workload of John Carney . Atlanta Falcons . After being released by the Saints , Cundiff signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 4 , 2007 , but was released at the end of the preseason after losing the starting job to Matt Prater . Kansas City Chiefs . In January 2008 , Cundiff was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a two - year contract . He was released prior to the regular season . Detroit Lions . Cundiff was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 26 , 2009 after an injury to placekicker Jason Hanson . He was cut on September 5 , 2009 . Cleveland Browns . Cundiff was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 26 , 2009 after an injury to placekicker Phil Dawson . Cundiff beat out Matt Bryant in a workout with the Browns and was signed after the Browns first choice of Matt Stover declined to sign with the team . In week 5 of the 2009 NFL season , Cundiff hit the game - winning field goal to help the Browns beat the Buffalo Bills , 6 - 3 . He was waived on November 3 , 2009 . Baltimore Ravens . Cundiff was brought in by the Baltimore Ravens for a workout on November 10 , 2009 and was signed on November 18 , 2009 to replace Steve Hauschka , who was waived on November 17 . Cundiff re - signed with the Ravens to return for the 2010 season . Cundiff was voted to the 2011 Pro Bowl as the AFC placekicker after successfully completing 26 of 29 field goal attempts and a league - high 40 touchbacks . On January 2 , 2011 , Cundiff recorded his league - leading 40th touchback , which tied the NFL record set by Mitch Berger . Berger Cundiff played at home in the outdoor M & T Bank Stadium and set the record after the instatement of the K - ball rule . He averaged 71 . 1 yards per kickoff to lead the league and had touchbacks on 51 . 3 % of his kickoffs . Cundiff signed a five - year , $ 15 million contract to become Baltimore ' s long - term kicker on January 23 , 2011 . Perhaps the most famous kick of Cundiff ' s career , in the closing seconds of the 2012 on January 22 against the New England Patriots , Cundiff missed a 32 - yard field goal that would have tied the game , and the Ravens lost the game to the Patriots 23 - 20 . Cundiff was released by the Ravens on August 26 , 2012 ; he was replaced by rookie kicker Justin Tucker . Washington Redskins . Cundiff was signed by the Washington Redskins on August 28 , 2012 . In Week 2 against the St . Louis Rams , he attempted a 62 - yard field goal on the last play of the game to put the game into overtime , but missed . Two weeks later against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , after being zero for three in his field goal attempts , which consisted of a 41 - yarder , 57 - yarder , and 31 - yarder , Cundiff made a 41 - yard field goal in the last play of the game allowing the Redskins to win 24 - 22 . On October 9 , 2012 , Kai Forbath was signed to replace Cundiff , who was subsequently released . San Francisco 49ers . Cundiff signed with the San Francisco 49ers on January 1 , 2013 to compete with struggling veteran David Akers . Akers performed well enough to keep the starting job however , as Cundiff was left off the postseason roster and released 17 days later on January 18 , 2013 . New York Jets . Cundiff was signed by the New York Jets on July 23 , 2013 . Personal . Cundiff is married to his college sweetheart , Nicole . They have three children . In July 2007 , Cundiff enrolled in a full - time Master of Business Administration ( MBA ) program at Arizona State University ' s W . P . Carey School of Business . He graduated with his MBA from ASU in May , 2009 .