Thirteen years after starting his career in the sandwiches as an expert to place the ovoid among the yellow poles, Stephen Hauschka has decided to quit professional football. Hauschka was hired by the Minnesota Vikings in 2008 to share the tasks of kicking with Ryan Longwell in the preseason. He would later be released by the team.
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The Baltimore Ravens claimed Hauschka from the waivers after being released by the Vikings. He was hired with the Ravens practice team on September 15, 2008.
He was activated on October 30 to handle field shots and long-range kick-offs, sharing the tasks of kicking with Ravens kicker Matt Stover. His first attempt at a professional field goal came on November 9, 2008, against the Houston Texans, where he scored a 54-yard field goal. In week 10 of the 2018 season, Hauschka hit his seven shots, five extra points and two field goals, including one of 54 yards throughout the season, in a 41-10 win over the New York Jets, which earned him AFC Special Teams. , suffering a hip injury in the play. On August 28, 2019, Hauschka signed a two-year, $8 million contract extension with the Bills. On August 27, 2020, Hauschka was released by the Bills after the team selected Tyler Bass in the 2020 draft. On September 28, 2020, Hauschka was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [22] In his first game with the team, he missed his two field goal attempts, 24 and 49 yards, and was subsequently released on October 12. On December 4, 2020, Hauschka announced his retirement.
