Josh Brown ( American football ) Joshua Brown ( born April 29 , 1979 ) is an American football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at Nebraska . Brown has also played for the St . Louis Rams , New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals . Early years . Brown was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma . He began his football career after his family moved from Tulsa when he was in eighth - grade and he subsequently attended Foyil High School . Brown then became a running back , safety , punter , placekicker , kickoff returner , and punt returner . He made a 61 - yard field goal in the state playoffs in 1996 . He also ran for 1 , 891 yards and scored 51 touchdowns that season and finished his Foyil High School career with 9 , 136 all - purpose yards and 122 scores . He was a four - year letterman in both football and track and earned three basketball letters . A two - time Class A state champion in the high jump , he jumped 6 ; ft 8 in ( 2 . 03 m ) to win the Oklahoma state title in the high jump in 1997 and 1998 . He qualified for the state finals in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes . College career . He was the kicker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers . He finished third on Nebraska ’ s all - time scoring list with 315 points , topped only by Kris Brown ( 388 , 1995 – 98 ) and Eric Crouch ( 368 points , 1998 – 2001 ) . As a senior , All - Big 12 Conference first - team selection by the league ’ s coaches and " The Kansas City Star " , adding second - team honors from the Associated Press after leading the team in scoring with 88 points , connecting on 14 of 18 field goals ( 77 . 8 % ) and all 46 extra - point attempts . Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week versus Arizona State . Appeared in 10 games as a junior scoring 64 points ( third on the team ) , making 10 of 14 field goals and 34 of 37 extra - point attempts . Had a pair of conversions versus Miami in the Rose Bowl . Scored 75 points during sophomore season and was successful on five of 10 field goals and set a school record with 60 consecutive extra point s . Booted a 51 - yarder and set an NCAA bowl record as he connected on all nine extra - point attempts versus Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl . Took over placekicking chores freshman year , connecting on 14 of 20 field goals and 46 of 47 extra points as he scored 88 points . Redshirted as a freshman . He majored in communications . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Josh Brown was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 222nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft . On October 23 , 2005 while playing against the Dallas Cowboys he made two field goals over 50 yards : a 55 yarder and a 50 yarder as time expired to win the game . On October 15 , 2006 , he kicked a 54 - yard game - winning field goal while time ran out against the St . Louis Rams to win the game 30 - 28 . Although it would have been a 49 yard kick , Seattle was called for an illegal formation penalty . Unlike a false start penalty there was no 10 - second run - off so Brown still had a chance to kick , albeit from 54 yards out . On November 27 , 2006 , he tied his career best by kicking four field goals in a snowy " Monday Night Football " game against the Green Bay Packers , with all four field goals made in the first half . On December 3 , 2006 , Brown kicked a 51 - yard field goal to win the game against the Denver Broncos , making it his fourth game winning kick in the last minute in the 2006 season . His NFL career long is a 58 - yard field goal against the Green Bay Packers during his rookie season . On February 22 , 2007 , the Seattle Seahawks used their franchise tag on Josh Brown . On November 18 , 2007 , Josh Brown made highlights by tackling and nearly stripping the ball from Pro Bowl kick returner Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears during a third - quarter kickoff . As of November 2009 , Brown has a perfect passer rating of 158 . 3 with one completion in one attempt for 36 yards and a touchdown . St . Louis Rams . On February 29 , 2008 , Brown signed with the St . Louis Rams who made him the NFL ' s highest paid kicker at the time . The Seahawks had offered comparable money , but with an extra year and back loaded the whole deal . Which also would have made Brown the highest paid kicker , but he took offense to the fact that the Seahawks ' contract was something Brown got offered after visiting the St . Louis Rams . In an interview on Seattle sports radio station KJR 950 Brown stated that he had not wanted to be a " slave to the businessman , " a statement that was ridiculed by Seattle media and fans . On August 13 , 2011 Josh made a 60 - yard field goal in a preseason game against the Colts . Had it been a regular season game , it would have recorded as a career long , but in preseason games stats do not record . The Rams cut him in April 2012 in preparation for drafting Greg Zuerlein in the 2012 NFL Draft . He was in the final year of his $ 14 . 2 million 5 - year deal with the Rams . New York Jets . Brown was signed by the New York Jets on May 1 , 2012 to compete with incumbent Nick Folk . Brown was released by the team on August 27 , 2012 . Cincinnati Bengals . Brown was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on December 6 , 2012 due to an injury to Mike Nugent . Brown beat out Neil Rackers and Billy Cundiff for the job . On December 23 , 2012 Brown kicked the game winning field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers to send the Bengals to their first back to back playoff berths since the 1981 - 1982 seasons . New York Giants . Brown signed with the New York Giants on March 13 , 2013 . Other work . During his time with the Seahawks , Brown hosted his own TV show on Fox Sports Net . A running segment on the show was called " Can you kick it ? " where fans attempted to kick a variety of odd items and then Josh reviews their efforts . During his time with the Seahawks , Brown had a relationship with Seattle radio station KMPS , particularly the morning show " Ichabod Caine and the Waking Crew " . He would often guest host along with KMPS radio personality Randy Scott in Ichabod Caine ' s absence . Brown had lost a friend to cystic fibrosis , which led him to establish The Josh Brown Giving Project . Its mission is to " help improve the quality of life for our youth , increase physical activity and to assure the development for the means to find a cure and control cystic fibrosis . " Brown had a cameo in the 2010 film Jackass 3D . He kicked a football at Preston Lacy ' s face .