BIOGRAPHY
Jason Myers was born on May 12th, 1991 in Chula Vista, California. He is a kicker in the NFL.
Myers played college football at Marist and served as the team's primary kicker, punter and kickoff specialist during his senior season. He tallied 34 points, going 5-for-10 on field-goal attempts (long of 40) and 19-for-22 on extra-point attempts. Myers averaged 39.0 yards on 56 punts, with a long of 59, forced 14 fair catches, downed 16 punts inside the 20, and had only two touchbacks. Myers led the PFL with 22 touchbacks in 49 kickoffs.
In the 2014 season, Myers spent time on the Arizona Rattlers and the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.
On March 3, 2015, Myers signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. On August 31, 2015, the Jaguars announced that Myers had earned the placekicker role on the team, after Josh Scobee was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the 2016 season, Myers led the league with the most field goal attempts above 50 (12), and most made 7. Additionally, Myers was named ‘Kickoff Specialists of the Year’ after combining a touchback rate of 80%.
On August 21, 2018, Myers was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. He became the Jets' starting kicker after Taylor Bertolet was waived after the preseason. On October 14, 2018, Myers broke the Jets' franchise record for field goals with seven against the Indianapolis Colts as the Jets won 42–34. His performance that game earned Myers the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Myers was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster for his performance during the 2018 NFL season.
On March 14, 2019, Myers signed a four-year, $15.45 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
