The Lyons Township football staff knew the moment they heard Elliott kick a football that he was special.
"We had a pep rally, and they had a random field goal kicking contest," said assistant football coach Jason Brauer."We were standing there, watching and, sure enough, there goes a kid and hits a field goal through the uprights. Him and I went up to him and he introduced himself as head football coach and asked if he had an interest in playing football. At that time, he said no.
"We were struggling to make an extra point. We were practicing, getting ready, had two weeks before the first game," Brauer said."Coach Weinberg said, 'Hey Jake's over there at the tennis courts. Want to give it one more try?'"From tennis player at Lyons Township, to a Super Bowl champion, Jake Elliott's road to becoming one of the best NFL kickers began by accident.
Elliott went on to kick at the University of Memphis. After being picked in the fifth round by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft, he was later signed by the Philadelphia Eagles off their practice squad, ending his rookie season a Super Bowl champion. It's success that's been shared with his former coaches, who will be cheering for Elliott as he makes a second Super Bowl appearance in six NFL seasons. Elliott has made 87% of his field goals and 92.6% of his extra points this season.
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