Shayne Graham Michael Shayne Graham ( born December 9 , 1977 ) is an American football placekicker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000 . He played college football at Virginia Tech . Graham has had short stints with 10 different teams in his NFL career , but is known for his 7 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he made his only Pro Bowl in 2005 . Early years . Graham attended Pulaski County High School in Dublin , Virginia , graduating in 1996 . He holds many of the school ' s kicking records including most field goals in career ( 28 , from 1992 – 1995 ) , most field goals in a season ( 15 , 1995 ) , and longest field goal , a 54 - yarder against Anacostia in 1995 . College career . Graham played college football at Virginia Tech and was named to the first - team All - Big East Conference in all four seasons . In 1999 , as a senior , Graham earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Year honors after leading the conference and breaking the school ' s single - season scoring record with 107 points on 56 - of - 57 extra points and 17 - of - 22 field goals . He was 68 - of - 93 ( 73 . 1 % ) in field goals for his Virginia Tech career and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with 97 consecutive successful extra points . He left Virginia Tech as the all - time scoring leader in school history and Big East history with 371 points . Professional career . New Orleans Saints . After going undrafted in the 2000 NFL Draft , Graham signed with the New Orleans Saints on June 30 , 2000 . After going 1 - for - 1 on extra points and not attempting a field goal in the preseason , he was waived on August 22 , 2000 . Seattle Seahawks . Graham was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on April 27 , 2001 . He was 6 - for - 6 on extra points in the preseason but had his only field goal attempt blocked . He was waived on September 2 , 2001 . Buffalo Bills . The Buffalo Bills signed Graham on November 27 , 2001 to replace rookie kicker Jake Arians ; Arians had missed several key field goals and a crucial extra point over the course of the season . Graham played in the Bills ' final six games , going 6 - for - 8 on field goals . He was released at the end of the season and replaced by Mike Hollis . Return to Seattle . Graham was re - signed by the Seahawks on May 13 , 2002 . He began training camp with Seattle before being waived on August 13 , 2002 . Carolina Panthers . Graham signed with the Carolina Panthers on September 28 , 2002 , after an injury to veteran John Kasay . He played in 11 of the Panthers ' final 13 games , leading the team in scoring with 60 points . He was 13 - of - 18 on field goals and averaged 66 yards on his five kickoffs . After spending the 2003 preseason with Carolina , Graham was waived on August 31 . Cincinnati Bengals . The Cincinnati Bengals claimed Graham off waivers on September 1 , 2003 . With the Bengals in 2003 , Graham played in all 16 games and set a franchise record by making 88 % ( 22 - of - 25 ) of his field goals . In the following offseason , Graham was tendered a restricted free agent offer sheet by the Jacksonville Jaguars , but the offer was matched by the Bengals . In 2004 , Graham narrowly missed matching his previous season ' s accuracy mark , finishing the year 27 - of - 31 ( 87 . 1 % ) on field goals . In 2005 , Graham made 28 - of - 32 field goals ( 87 . 5 % ) , scored a franchise record 131 points , was selected to be the kicker for the AFC Pro Bowl squad , and helped the Bengals record their first winning season since 1990 . Graham was the first kicker in franchise history ever to be selected to play in a Pro Bowl . In 2006 , Graham finished fourth in the AFC with 115 points and was 25 - of - 30 ( 83 . 3 % ) on field goals on the season . In 2007 , Graham missed his first field goal attempt of the season ( a 53 - yard attempt ) . But after that , he set set a Bengals record by kicking 21 consecutive field goals without a miss over the season ' s first 10 games . This included a game against the Baltimore Ravens where he set a franchise record by kicking 7 field goals ( the second highest total in NFL history ) . His streak came to an end when he missed a 26 - yard attempt in Week 12 . By the end of the season , Graham set new franchise records for field goals in a season ( 31 ) and field goal percentage ( 91 . 2 ) . Graham finished the 2008 season with an 87 . 5 field goal percentage , going 21 - of - 24 . In 2009 , Graham went 23 - of - 28 in the regular season , his lowest percentage — 82 . 1 — in his Bengals career . In the Wild Card playoffs on January 9 , 2010 , Graham missed two field goals in the Bengals ' 24 – 14 loss to the New York Jets , including a 28 - yard attempt that would have cut the score to 24 – 17 late in the fourth quarter . After the game , Marvin Lewis commented on Graham ' s missed field goals stating " It is a shame , and it killed us . Unfortunately kicking is mostly a one - man operation . I know Shayne feels worse about it than anyone . Those points obviously make a big difference . " He was not re - signed as an unrestricted free agent following the 2009 season . Baltimore Ravens . The Baltimore Ravens signed Graham to a one - year deal on June 3 , 2010 , but he was released by the team at the end of the preseason on September 4 , 2010 after losing the job to Billy Cundiff . New York Giants . On October 16 , 2010 , Graham signed with the New York Giants following an injury to kicker Lawrence Tynes . He was released on October 18 , after going 4 - for - 4 on extra points and not attempting a field goal in the Giants ' Week 6 win over the Detroit Lions . New England Patriots . On November 10 , 2010 , the New England Patriots signed Graham after an injury to kicker Stephen Gostkowski . In his first game , in Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers , Graham was 2 - for - 2 on field goals but missed one of four extra point attempts on the night . In eight games , Graham finished the 2010 season 12 - for - 12 on field goals , and 35 - for - 37 on extra points . In the playoffs , Graham was 2 - for - 2 in the Patriots loss to the Jets . Washington Redskins . On August 1 , 2011 , Graham signed a deal with the Washington Redskins and was expected to compete with incumbent Graham Gano for the starting job . He was released on August 14 after missing two field goals in the first preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . Dallas Cowboys . Graham signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 23 , 2011 . He was released on September 3 . Miami Dolphins . The Miami Dolphins signed Graham on November 19 , 2011 , after an injury to Dan Carpenter . Graham was waived November 30 . Baltimore Ravens . The Baltimore Ravens signed Graham on December 21 , 2011 to back up Billy Cundiff who had a calf injury throughout most of December . Graham made both field goal attempts and both extra point attempts in his short stint with the team . Graham was released on January 3 . Houston Texans . The Texans signed Graham on May 7 , 2012 , to battle rookie Randy Bullock for the position . In August , Graham was named the team ' s kicker after Bullock went on injured reserve . On January 13 , 2013 , Graham set his career longest field goal after make a 55 - yard field goal against the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs . Cleveland Browns . Graham was signed by the Cleveland Browns on April 15 , 2013 .