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Matt Gay (born March 15, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, and was drafted in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Matt Gay

Gay with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019
No. 8 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 28) Orem, Utah
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Orem (UT)
College:	Utah (2017–2018)
NFL Draft:	2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019) Indianapolis Colts (2020)* Los Angeles Rams (2020–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LVI) Pro Bowl (2021) Consensus All-American (2017) Lou Groza Award (2017) 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2022
Field goals made: 84 Field goals attempted: 97 Field goal %: 86.6 Longest field goal: 58 Touchbacks: 119
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

In 2017, Gay was a consensus All-American.[1] He also won the 2017 Lou Groza Award, being the first Ute to win the award as well as being the school's second-ever finalist.[2] Gay also won the 2017 Vlade Award.[3] That season, he led the nation in field goals and set a new Pac-12 Conference record with 30 field goals.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m)	9 in (0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Gay was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round, 145th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7] Gay made his professional debut in the Buccaneers' regular season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He converted two extra points and one field goal in the loss.[8] On September 22, 2019, against the New York Giants, Gay missed two field goals, one extra point, and had an extra point blocked.[9]

On September 5, 2020, Gay was waived by the Buccaneers after the team signed veteran Ryan Succop.[10]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 15, 2020, Gay was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[11] He was released on November 6,[12] but re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13]

Los Angeles Rams

On November 17, 2020, Gay was signed off the Colts' practice squad by the Los Angeles Rams to replace injured kicker Kai Forbath.[14] In Week 11 against his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Monday Night Football, Gay was a perfect 3 for 3 on extra point attempts and made two of his three field goal attempts, including the game winner late in the fourth quarter, during the 27–24 win.[15] In 2021, Gay converted 32 of 34 field goal attempts and 48 of 49 PATs and was named to his first Pro Bowl. In an NFC Divisional Playoff game, also against the Buccaneers, he went 3 for 3 on extra point kicks and converted three of his four field goal tries, including the game winner from 30 yards out as time expired in a 30–27 victory, which sent the Rams to the NFC Championship Game.[16] He won his first Super Bowl title when the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, converting a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter as well as two PAT attempts.

On March 15, 2022, the Rams placed an original-round restricted free agent tender on Gay.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

General			Field goals					PATs			Kickoffs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	Blck	Long	XPM	XPA	XP%	KO	Avg	TBs	Pts
2019	TB	16	27	35	77.1	2	58	43	48	89.6	1	14.0	0	124
2020	LAR	7	14	16	87.5	0	51	16	16	100.0	35	63.8	28	58
2021	LAR	17	32	34	94.1	0	55	48	49	98.0	102	61.9	65	144
Career		40	73	85	85.9	2	58	107	113	94.7	138	62.0	93	326

Postseason

General			Field goals					PATs			Kickoffs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	Blck	Long	XPM	XPA	XP%	KO	Avg	TBs	Pts
2020	LAR	2	4	4	100.0	0	40	4	4	100.0	11	65.1	6	16
2021	LAR	4	8	10	80.0	0	46	11	11	100.0	18	63.3	11	35
Career		6	12	14	85.7	0	46	15	15	100.0	29	64.0	17	51

Buccaneers franchise records

• Longest field goal by a rookie kicker - 58 yards (September 29, 2019 vs. Los Angeles Rams)
• Most successful field goal attempts by a rookie kicker - 27 (tied with Martin Gramatica)
• Most successful extra point attempts by a rookie kicker - 43
• Most points scored by a rookie kicker - 124

Soccer career

Gay played for Utah Valley University for two seasons, leading the team in goals in 2014. He also spent time in the United States U-17 national team residency program.[17]

References

На других языках

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[de] Matt Gay

Matt Gay (* 15. März 1994 in Orem, Utah) ist ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler in der National Football League (NFL). Er spielt für die Los Angeles Rams als Kicker.

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- [en] Matt Gay

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