Kevin Lovell
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Kevin Lovell is an American football
placekicker
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
at Cincinnati
.
Lovell has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons
and Florida Tuskers.
in 2001, under the coaching of Don Morrow
, he made 15-of-16 field goals and 54-of-55 PATs as a senior to finish with 99 points, he was a four-year regular in soccer who didn't venture into football until his senior year, Lovell competed in the pole vault in track and field, also he did volunteer work at an animal clinic.
converted on all three FG attempts in the win over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl, he made 11 of 15 FGs with two misses from 50+, he earned his first letter .
Lovell tied a school single game record with four field goals against Connecticut, he booted the game-winner with 10 seconds to play, earning Big East Conference
Special Teams Player of the Week and team Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Lovell was 3-for-3 in FGs and had 12 points in the upset of No. 7 Rutgers, earning team co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors, also kicked a 47-yard FG against West Virginia copped the Special Teams Player of the Week awards for the Virginia Tech and Akron games. He made his first five FGs of the season. He is a Bearcat Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006).
on April 24, 2008 and competed with the team in offseason training activities (OTAs) and training camp. He was waived prior the start of the preseason on August 7.
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
.
Lovell has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Florida Tuskers.
Early years
Lovell earned first team all-state, all-area, all-region and all-CIF as a senior at Mira Costa High SchoolMira Costa High School
Mira Costa High School is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California, United States that first began operating in 1950. It is the only high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District...
in 2001, under the coaching of Don Morrow
Don Morrow
Don Morrow is an American actor and announcer. He started his broadcast career while a student at Syracuse University on the GI Bill shortly after World War II. His first job was with Syracuse's first TV station WHEN as newscaster and announcer...
, he made 15-of-16 field goals and 54-of-55 PATs as a senior to finish with 99 points, he was a four-year regular in soccer who didn't venture into football until his senior year, Lovell competed in the pole vault in track and field, also he did volunteer work at an animal clinic.
2004
Was the Bearcats Special Teams Player of the Year award-winner and joined team in preseason practice after a year in the junior college ranks. Was UC scoring leader with 72 points also kicked FGs of 27 and 25 yards vs. Ohio State, he had a 49-yard FG vs. UAB BlazersUAB Blazers
The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school is one of the twelve member institutions of Conference USA and participates in Division I of the NCAA...
converted on all three FG attempts in the win over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl, he made 11 of 15 FGs with two misses from 50+, he earned his first letter .
2005
During 2005 season, Lovell continued to exhibit great poise and confidence, was team's second-leading scorer and made all 18 PAT tries . He was 4-of-9 in field goals, but three of his misses were from 45 or more yards out, also he earned his second letter.2006
He continues as an extremely accurate and dependable kicker who added range to his kicks through strength training and technique improvement, was the team scoring leader with 73 points, he was perfect on all 25 PAT tries to extend his streak to 79, setting a new UC record, he has made his last nine FG tries, the third-longest streak in UC history.Lovell tied a school single game record with four field goals against Connecticut, he booted the game-winner with 10 seconds to play, earning Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
Special Teams Player of the Week and team Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Lovell was 3-for-3 in FGs and had 12 points in the upset of No. 7 Rutgers, earning team co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors, also kicked a 47-yard FG against West Virginia copped the Special Teams Player of the Week awards for the Virginia Tech and Akron games. He made his first five FGs of the season. He is a Bearcat Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006).
St. Louis Rams
He was signed as an Undrafted Free Agent by the Rams on May 7, 2007., but later he was waived .Atlanta Falcons
He was signed by the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on April 24, 2008 and competed with the team in offseason training activities (OTAs) and training camp. He was waived prior the start of the preseason on August 7.
Florida Tuskers
Lovell was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 17, 2009. He was released by the team prior to their first game, when the team signed veteran kicker Matt BryantMatt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy as a street free agent in 2002...
.