Fabrizio Scaccia Fabrizio Scaccia ( born August 21 , 1984 ) is an American football placekicker who is currently with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League . He was signed by the Arizona Rattlers as a street free agent in 2010 . He attended Indian River State College a school that did not have a football team , so he joined semi - pro football . He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League and the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL . Early years . Scaccia did not play any organized football prior to his entering St . Lucie Centennial West High School in Port St . Lucie , Florida . He was a dual sport letterman in football and soccer from 2000 - 2003 . His major high school athletic accomplishments including lettering in both varsity football as a placekicker and punter plus as a soccer forward for four years . In football he earned first - team all - state honors which included playing in the state ' s Outback Bowl as a senior , kicked a 51 - yard field goal that broke the school ' s distance record ( previously held by his older brother Massimo ) , and set another record with 35 of 38 kickoffs recorded as touchbacks . In soccer , he was named first - team All - American , kicked six goals in one game and garnered just about every conceivable award for his footwork and play on the field . After graduation , Scaccia received a football scholarship offer from the University of South Carolina , but had to turn it down after his mother got into a serious car accident that required his care . Amateur career . Fort Pierce Fire . In 2005 - 2007 , while still living and working in southern Florida , Scaccia enjoyed tremendous success in amateur football with the Fort Pierce Fire team in the South States Football League ( SSFL ) as their starting placekicker and punter . Treasure Coast Bobcats . Scaccia played for the Treasure Coast Bobcats of the Florida Football Alliance ( FFA ) from 2007 – 2009 . On March 29 , 2009 , Scaccia kicked a 68 - yard field goal , which tied him for the second - longest kick of all - time and the longest ever without the use of a kicking tee . This record - setting kick also earned him a spot in " Sports Illustrated " ' s " Faces in the Crowd " section in the April 20 , 2009 issue . He also had over 25 kickoff touchbacks and averaged almost 53 yards in punting during his stint in the FFA , which is played by NFL rules and regulations . Scaccia had other long kicks from 66 , 62 , and 58 yards during this time and culminated his amateur football career in May 2009 . He earned many awards and honors including National Minor League Player of the Year , All - Star team selection for the FFA both seasons , and election to the Minor League Hall of Fame . Professional career . First stint with Rattlers . Scaccia played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) from February 2010 to July 2010 in which he played in ten games . He made 90 % of all his placekicks and missed a 64 - yard field goal off the crossbar . Had it been converted , it would have been the longest in indoor football history . Sacramento Mountain Lions . Scaccia was invited to an open tryout for the United Football League ( UFL ) in Las Vegas and was ultimately signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions . He was named Special Teams Player of the Week on September 29 and again on November 9 . Scaccia also tied the UFL ' s field goal distance record of 54 yards ( shared with Florida Tuskers kicker Nick Novak ) in a game against Florida on September 25 , 2010 . Scaccia kicked in eight games for the Mountain Lions and was 17 - for - 17 on points after touchdown and was 12 of 16 on field goals with his shortest miss being 48 yards . He was nominated for Special Teams Player of the Year and was third overall in UFL scoring for the 2010 season which concluded in November . San Francisco 49ers . On December 21 , 2010 , Scaccia was invited to a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League ( NFL ) and was signed to the practice squad immediately . He spent the last two weeks of the season on the 49ers ' practice squad , and was re - signed to a future contract on January 5 , 2011 . Second stint with Rattlers . Because of the 2011 NFL lockout , Scaccia was able to re - sign with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League on April 14 , 2011 , with the 49ers still holding his rights in the NFL . He was waived on August 22 . Second stint with the Mountain Lions . After returning to the Mountain Lions in 2011 , Scaccia was waived on October 4 ; he had attempted four field goals in the two games he played , missing twice , including a key 39 - yard attempt . He was re - signed by the Mountain Lions for the 2012 season . Scaccia broke his own UFL record with a 59 - yard kick in the October 10 game against the Las Vegas Locomotives at Raley Field .