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Matt McCrane

Matthew McCrane (born September 8, 1994) is an American professional football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Guardians, Cleveland Browns, and DC Defenders.

Matt McCrane
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McCrane with the New York Guardians
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-08) September 8, 1994 (age 30)
Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Brownwood
College:Kansas State (2014–2017)
Position:Placekicker
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:8
Field goal attempts:12
Field goal%:66.7%
Field goal long:47
Touchbacks:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Early life

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McCrane attended and played high school football at Brownwood High School.[1] While playing for the Lions, McCrane converted on 41 of 44 extra points and 7 of 12 field goals, including the longest in school history at 52 yards.[2]

College career

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McCrane attended and played college football at Kansas State University for head coach Bill Snyder.[3] From 2014 to 2017, he converted 133-of-134 extra point attempts and 57-of-66 field goal attempts.[4] McCrane ranks #2 in Big XII history and #7 in NCAA history for Career Field Goal Percentage. (86.4%)

College statistics

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Matt McCrane
Year School Conf Class Pos G XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts
2014 Kansas State Big 12 FR K 12 41 42 97.6 18 19 94.7 95
2015 Kansas State Big 12 SO K 5 15 15 100.0 7 7 100.0 36
2016 Kansas State Big 12 JR K 8 29 29 100.0 11 14 78.6 62
2017 Kansas State Big 12 SR K 13 48 48 100.0 21 26 80.8 111
Career Kansas State 133 134 99.3 57 66 86.4 304

Professional career

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Arizona Cardinals (first stint)

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, McCrane signed with Arizona Cardinals.[5] He was released on September 1, 2018.[6]

Oakland Raiders

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McCrane was signed by the Oakland Raiders on September 25, 2018.[7] On September 30, 2018, against the Cleveland Browns, McCrane converted three of five field goal attempts and four extra points. He converted the game winning field goal for the Oakland Raiders in his NFL debut.[8] McCrane was waived by the Raiders on October 23, 2018, after the team signed Daniel Carlson.[9]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

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McCrane was re-signed by the Cardinals to their practice squad on October 26, 2018.[10] McCrane was released by the Cardinals on October 30, 2018.[11] He was re-signed to the active roster on November 17, 2018, following an injury to Phil Dawson.[12] McCrane handled the kicking duties in the Cardinals' 23–21 loss to the Raiders, making all three of his extra point attempts, and was waived the following day on November 19, 2018.[13]

Pittsburgh Steelers

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On December 28, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed McCrane after placekicker Chris Boswell was placed on injured reserve.[14] McCrane made all three field goal attempts and his sole extra point attempt in the Steelers final regular season game on December 30, 2018, in a 16–13 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.[15] McCrane was released by the Steelers on May 9, 2019.[16]

New York Guardians

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McCrane was drafted by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]

Cleveland Browns

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McCrane was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on September 22, 2020.[18] McCrane was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021.[19] He was waived on May 11, 2021.[20]

Arizona Cardinals (third stint)

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On September 16, 2021, McCrane was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[21] The Cardinals released him on September 21, 2021.

Philadelphia Eagles

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On December 25, 2021, McCrane was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[22][23] He spent time on and off the practice squad before being released on January 10, 2022.[24]

DC Defenders

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McCrane signed with the DC Defenders on January 17, 2023. He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024.[25]

On April 13, 2024, McCrane experienced the best day in his career to date, kicking field goals of 58, 54 and 49 yards (the last being a game-winning kick) in a victory over the Arlington Renegades.[26] His contract was terminated on September 17, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.[27]

Detroit Lions

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On September 18, 2024, McCrane signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad.[28] He was released on October 7.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Stuckly, Derrick. "Brownwood grad McCrane joins Raiders as new kicker". Brownwood Bulletin. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Stuckly, Derrick (April 28, 2018). "Brownwood grad McCrane signs with NFL's Arizona Cardinals". Brownwood Bulletin. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Allen, DeAundra (April 3, 2018). "Former K-State kicker shapes up for NFL, reflects on time with Wildcats". Kansas State Collegian. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Matthew McCrane Career Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Urban, Darren (April 30, 2018). "Cardinals Bring In 24 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2018). "Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (September 25, 2018). "Report: Raiders signing kicker Matt McCrane". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Raiders rally past Browns 45-42 in OT for 1st win for Gruden". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions - 10.23.18". Raiders.com. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Urban, Darren (October 26, 2018). "With Phil Dawson Ailing, Matt McCrane Added To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
  11. ^ Bouda, Nate (October 30, 2018). "Cardinals Sign TE John Phillips & G Colby Gossett, Cut Two". NFLTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Urban, Darren (November 17, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Matt McCrane, Promote Vontarrius Dora". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ^ Bouda, Nate (November 19, 2018). "Cardinals Waive K Matt McCrane". NFLTradeRumors.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  14. ^ Varley, Teresa (December 28, 2018). "Steelers sign McCrane to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
  15. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (December 30, 2018). "New kicker Matt McCrane gets game ball after being perfect in his Steelers debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (May 9, 2019). "Steelers release Matt McCrane, Jack Tocho". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  17. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Browns sign K Matthew McCrane, DE Jalen Jelks to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "Browns claim K Chase McLaughlin". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "Cardinals sign Matt McCrane to PS". Revenge of the Birds. SB Nation. September 16, 2021.
  22. ^ Bowman, Paul (December 28, 2021). "Kerryon Johnson Rejoins Eagles Amidst Flurry Of Moves". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
  23. ^ McPherson, Chris (January 1, 2022). "Eagles activate DE Derek Barnett off Reserve/COVID-19 list". philadelphiaeagles.com.
  24. ^ McPherson, Chris (January 10, 2022). "Eagles make several roster moves on Monday". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  25. ^ "The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  26. ^ "McCrane's field goal on final snap carries Defenders past Arlington, 29-28". Brownwood News. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  27. ^ @UFL_PR (September 17, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ Risdon, Jeff. "Lions bring in another kicker to the practice squad". Lions Wire. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  29. ^ Risdon, Jeff. "Lions shuffle up the practice squad coming out of the bye week". Lions Wire. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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