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NICK NOVAK
Year:
3rd, Chicago Bears - NFL Europe
Degree: 2004 University of Maryland, B.S., Kinesiology
Hometowns: San Diego, CA, Charlottesville, VA, Lafayette,
IN
High School: Albemarle High School, Charlottesville,
VA
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190
Position: Placekicker
Favorite Food: Crabcakes and Mashed Potatoes
Favorite Music: Eminem, Bob Marley and Enya
Favorite Book:Golf is a Concentration Game - Bob Rotella
Favorite Movie: Braveheart, Rocky IV and Rudy
Favorite Leisure Time Activity: Working Out
PRO CAREER: Spent time with Arizona in between dual tenures with Washington in first 2 NFL seasons connecting on 13 of 20 field goal attempts and all 25 PATs for 64 points… Has added 68 kickoffs with 1 touchback… Successful on 4-of-7 FG attempts (57.1 %) of 40+ yards including a career long of 47 yards… Spent 2007 NFL Europa season with Cologne Centurions.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as an undrafted free agent with Chicago (4/29/05)… Waived by Bears (8/29/05)… Claimed by Dallas (8/30/05)… Released by Cowboys (9/3/05)… Signed with Washington (9/13/05)… Released by Redskins (11/5/05)… Signed with Arizona (12/3/05)… Re-signed with Cardinals with 1-year contract (4/6/06)… Released by Arizona (8/28/06)… Signed by Redskins (10/10/06)… Waived by Washington (12/4/06)… Signed 2-year contract with Chicago and allocated to NFL Europe (2/8/07). SIGNED through 2008
2006 SEASON: Appeared in 6 games for Washington successful on 5-of-10 field goal attempts and all 10 PATs equaling 25 points… Hit career long 47-yard field goal vs. DAL (11/5). GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 6-0
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2005 – Spent 5 games each with the Redskins and Cardinals connecting on 8-of-10 field goal attempts and 22 extra points for 39 points… Added 48 kickoffs with 1 touchback.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman at Maryland (2001-2004)… Finished career as the leading scorer in ACC history and tied for 5th in Division I-A history with 393 points on 80-of-107 FGs and 153-of-159 PATs… Semifinalist for Lou Groza award (nation’'s best kicker) as a sophomore and junior… Received Jim Tatum Award which goes to ACC’s top senior student-athlete… Earned first-team All-ACC honors as a junior and sophomore and All-ACC honorable mention as a senior…Tallied school-record 24 FGs and 125 points as a junior… Graduated with degree in kinesiology.
PERSONAL: Three-year letter-winner and two-time first-team all-state choice (senior and sophomore seasons) at Albermale High School in Charlottesville, VA… Was placekicker and punter on varsity squad and was 13-of-14 on field goal attempts in final two seasons... Was a two-time all-district and All-Daily Progress selection ... Named to school's all-academic team three times.
• Assigned to the Cologne Centurions after a minicamp for kickers and punters in Tampa, Florida
• Signed with the Chicago Bears at the end of the 2006 season and was allocated to NFL Europa
• Broke into the NFL when he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in September 2005 and appeared in five games
• Kicked game-winning field goal in overtime against the Seattle Seahawks
• Released shortly after and signed with the Arizona Cardinals
• Appeared in three games
• Re-signed with Washington on October 10, 2006
• Released by Washington on December 4, 2006
• Has converted on 13 of 20 field goals (long 47) and all 25 conversion attempts in the NFL for a total of 64 points
COLLEGE
• All-Conference specialist and on the Lou Groza watch list
• ACC’s all-time leading scorer passing Scott Bentley’s career total of 324 total points
• Finished career with 393 points, fifth best all-time among kickers in the NCAA
• Awarded Jim Tatum Award by UMCP for his commitment to academics
PERSONAL
• Majored in kinesiology
• Attended Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Virginia
• Three-year letter winner
• Two-time first-team All-State selection
Career Highlights
Re-signed with the Redskins on Oct. 10, 2006...He re-joins the Redskins for the second time after he played in five games for the Redskins in 2005, connecting on five-of-seven field goals and 15-of-15 on PATs. He was good for a field goal percentage of 71.4 and had a long of 40 yards...On Oct. 3, 2005, he connected on a 39-yard game-winning field goal in the Redskins' 20-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks...After being released by the Redskins after kicker John Hall had returned from injury, Novak signed with the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 3, 2005 and played in three games...He was three-for-three the Cardinals with a long of 35 yards...Novak orginally signed with the Redskins on Sept. 13, 2005, after short stints with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys in the 2005 preseason...As a four-year letterman at the University of Maryland, he finished his collegiate career as the leading scorer in ACC history and tied for fifth in NCAA Division I-A history with 393 career points on 80-of-107 field goals and 153-of-159 PATs...Seminfinalist for Lou Groza Award (nation's best kicker) as a sophomore and junior after ranking among the country's top 25 in field goals and scoring in those seasons...As a fifth-year senior, finished 16-of-22 on field goals and hit all 21 PATs totaling 69 points receiving honorable mention All-ACC...Received Jim Tatum Award which goes to the ACC's top senior student-athlete...Earned first-team All-ACC honors as a senior after tallying 110 points on 24-of-32 field goals and 38-of-42 PATs...Tied school record with 54-yard field goal against Duke...As a junior, received first-team All-ACC accolades after setting school record with 24 field goals and 125 points...Paced ACC and was fifth in the NCAA with 1.71 field goals per game...Nailed 8-of-10 field goal beyond 40 yards...Starting kicker in all 11 games plus the Orange Bowl as sophomore and was an honorable mention All-ACC selection...Named a second-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News after hitting 16-of-25 field goals and going 41-of-42 on PATs for 89 points...Majored in kinesiology...Three-year letterwinner and two-time first-team all-state choice at Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Va., earning all-state honors following his sophomore and senior seasons...Son of Julie and Bob Novak, who are both professors at Purdue and taught at the University of Virginia while Nick was a prep. Nick also has two brothers: Older brother Andrew is an attorney in Dallas, Texas, and twin brother, Chris, is in graduate school at Purdue University.
Pro Career:
Signed by the Cardinals on December 3, 2005 to fill in for the injured Neil Rackers … originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted rookie free agent … released by the Bears on August 29 and claimed by the Cowboys on August 30 … released by the Cowboys on September 3 and signed with the Washington Redskins on September 13 … kicked in five games for the Redskins (games 2-6), converting five of seven field goal attempts and all 15 extra points … released by the Redskins on November 5.
College:
Four-year letterman at Maryland (2001-04) finished his career as the leading scorer in ACC history and tied for 5th in NCAA Division I-A history with 393 career points on 80-of-107 FGs and 153-of-159 PATs … semifinalist for Lou Groza award (nations best kicker) as a sophomore and junior after ranking among the country’s top 25 in FGs and scoring in those seasons … as a fifth-year senior, finished 16-of-22 on FGs and hit all 21 PATs totaling 69 points receiving honorable mention All-ACC … received Jim Tatum Award which goes to the ACC’s top senior student-athlete … earned first-team All-ACC honors as a senior after tallying 110 points on 24-of-32 FGs and 38-of-42 PATs … tied school record with 54-yard FG against Duke … as a junior, received first-team All-ACC accolades after setting school record with 24 FGs and 125 points … finished season going 24-of-28 on FGs and 53-of-54 on PATs … paced ACC and was 5th in the NCAA with 1.71 FGs per game … nailed 8-of-10 FGs beyond 40 yards and 3-of-4 kicks over 50 yards … starting kicker in all 11 games plus the Orange Bowl as a sophomore and was an honorable mention All-ACC selection … named a second-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News after hitting 16-of-25 FGs and 41-of-42 PATs for 89 points … redshirted as a freshman
Personal:
Majored in kinesiology … three-year letterwinner and 2-time first-team all-state choice at Albermarle H.S. in Charlottsville, Va., earning all-state honors following his sophomore and senior seasons. Son of Julie and Bob Novak who are both professors at Purdue and taught at the University of Virginia while Nick was a prep. Nick also has two brothers: Older brother Andrew is an attorney in Dallas, Texas and twin brother Chris is in graduate school at Purdue University.
Nick Novak signed with the Redskins on Sept. 13 after short stints with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys in the 2005 preseason...As a four-year letterman at the University of Maryland, he finished his collegiate career as the leading scorer in ACC history and tied for fifth in NCAA Division I-A history with 393 career points on 80-of-107 field goals and 153-of-159 PATs...Semifinalist for Lou Groza Award (nation's best kicker) as a sophomore and junior after ranking among the country's top 25 in field goals and scoring in those seasons...As a fifth-year senior, finished 16-of-22 on field goals and hit all 21 PATs totaling 69 points receiving honorable mention All-ACC...Received Jim Tatum Award which goes to the ACC's top senior student-athlete...Earned first-team All-ACC honors as a senior after tallying 110 points on 24-of-32 field goals and 38-of-42 PATs...Tied school record with 54-yard field goal against Duke...As a junior, received first-team All-ACC accolades after setting school record with 24 field goals and 125 points...Paced ACC and was fifth in the NCAA with 1.71 field goals per game...Nailed 8-of-10 field goal beyond 40 yards...Starting kicker in all 11 games plus the Orange Bowl as sophomore and was an honorable mention All-ACC selection...Named a second-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News after hitting 16-of-25 field goals and going 41-of-42 on PATs for 89 points...Majored in kinesiology...Three-year letterwinner and two-time first-team all-state choice at Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Va., earning all-state honors following his sophomore and senior seasons...Son of Julie and Bob Novak, who are both professors at Purdue and taught at the University of Virginia while Nick was a prep. Nick also has two brothers: Older brother Andrew is an attorney in Dallas, Texas and twin brother Chris is in graduate school at Purdue University.
Fifth-year senior who enters his final year as one of the top placekickers in the country ... has been outstanding in every aspect during his three years as Maryland's kicker ... a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award each of the last two years and a serious contender this year ... has a strong leg and good accuracy ... consistent as both a placekicker and with kickoff duties ... a very hard worker ... enters the season needing just three points to become the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leading scorer, surpassing the 326 points of FSU's Scott Bentley ... 324 career points is a Maryland record ... needs 100 points - a mark he has surpassed each of the last two years -- to become the NCAA's all-time points leader (Houston's Roman Anderson ('88-91) currently holds that mark with 423) ... ranked among the nation's top 25 in field goals and scoring as a sophomore and a junior. For more on Nick at University of Maryland...