Tyler Fredrickson Tyler Fredrickson ( born February 26 , 1981 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American football placekicker in the National Football League . He most recently played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins & Oakland Raiders in 3 preseason games during the 2007 season but was cut on September 2 before the start of the regular season . While with Oakland , he connected on a 49 - yard field goal versus the Arizona Cardinals and handled all punting and placekicking duties during the team ' s final preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks ( avg . 49 yds on 5 punts ) . He signed a three - year deal ( to have kept him in Los Angeles through the 2010 season ) with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League on April 24 , mid - way through the 2008 season . He played in their final 8 games . FGM FGA % XPM XPA % Pts 4 7 57 . 1 46 52 88 . 5 58 Professional . Fredrickson signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks following the 2004 NFL Draft , but was waived during training camp , after kicking on Monday Night Football versus the Green Bay Packers . A year later , he was in training camp with the Denver Broncos , followed by a stint in NFL Europe with the Amsterdam Admirals . In 2006 , Fredrickson resigned with the Broncos , only to be released once again prior to the start of training camp . Six days later he was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys and kicked a 49 - yard field goal during a preseason Monday Night Football game versus the New Orleans Saints before being released . Prior to the start of the 2007 NFL season , he spent time with both the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders . Fredrickson has also had tryouts with the Baltimore Ravens , NY Jets , Tennessee Titans , Pittsburgh Steelers , and Kansas City Chiefs . College . A dual threat during his collegiate career at the University of California , Berkeley , Fredrickson served as both the punter and placekicker in 2003 - a feat yet to have been repeated since Ryan Longwell some seven years prior . He was the Golden Bears ’ starting punter for three seasons and doubled as the placekicker as a senior in 2003 . Fredrickson punted 198 times for Cal , averaging 39 . 4 yards per boot . While handling the placekicking duties , he converted on attempts from 51 and 53 yards out , registering the third and fifth - longest field goals in Golden Bear history . Perhaps his most famous kick was the 38 - yarder he nailed in triple - overtime to beat then - No . 1 USC on September 27 , 2003 , which was the Trojans ’ only loss within a span of 46 games ( USC was on a 11 - game winning streak coming in and went on to win its next 34 games after losing at Cal ) . Game was hailed as the Number 3 All Time Greatest Pac - 12 game in history by Bleacher Report . Also nailed a 34 - yarder with 2 seconds left to best Virginia Tech 52 - 49 during the 2003 Insight Bowl in Phoenix , Az . Boasted a 3 . 44 grade - point average as a Cal film major and received his Master ' s Degree in Education ( Language , Literacy , Society & Culture emphasis ) also at Berkeley . . . 2002 . . . uncorked seven punts of 50 yards or better during the campaign and placed a career - high 19 kicks inside the opponents ' 20 - yard line . . . averaged 44 . 8 yards on four punts at Michigan State , including a career - best 66 - yarder against the Spartans . . . also averaged 41 . 9 yards vs . UCLA , including three punts of 50 or more yards and three which landed inside the Bruins ' 20 - yard line . . . turned in a 42 . 3 average in the Washington game . . . 2001 . . . a revelation in his first year of full - time duty , finishing in fifth - place tie in the Pac - 10 with 39 . 5 yards per punt average . . . exploded out of blocks by averaging 42 . 2 yards per punt ( 22 for 929 yards ) his first four games . . . was brilliant in consecutive game stretch in which he averaged 43 . 1 yards ( 8 for 345 ) with a long of 55 yards at Washington State Sept . 22 and punted at 42 . 7 clip ( 7 for 299 ) with long of 57 yards vs . Washington Sept . 29 . . . only averaged under 38 yards per punt twice all season ( 37 . 9 vs . Oregon and 37 . 4 at Rutgers ) . . . 2000 . . . punted in two games in relief of an injured Nick Harris . . . had three kicks for a 31 . 3 average , including a long of 43 , in the opener vs . Utah . . . also punted once for 23 yards at Arizona State .