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Medlock while playing for the Toronto Argonauts in 2009 |
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| Date of birth: | October 23, 1983 |
| Place of birth: | Fremont, California |
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| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | K |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| College: | UCLA |
| High school: | Mission San Jose |
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160 |
| Drafted by: | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011-present |
Kansas City Chiefs St. Louis Rams* Toronto Argonauts Washington Redskins* Detroit Lions* Omaha Nighthawks* Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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| CFL East All-Star: | 2011 |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Justin Charles Medlock (born October 23, 1983) is a professional American and Canadian football placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.
Medlock has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams, Omaha Nighthawks, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Toronto Argonauts, and the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Medlock was born in Fremont, California. He played high school football for the Mission San Jose High School Warriors as both a punter and a kicker. Justin was ranked ninth in the country and was all-county and all-league at both positions. He averaged 43.1 yards per punt as a punter and made 11 out of 19 field goals in his junior and senior years.
Medlock attended UCLA where he set a UCLA career record with six 50 yard field goals, and was a four year letterman. Overall, he attempted 88 field goals and made 70 of them. He kicked 147 of 148 PATs.
Medlock was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 160th overall pick. Medlock was thought to go into the preseason competing with Lawrence Tynes for the kicking job, but the Chiefs traded Tynes to the New York Giants, thus making Medlock the de facto starter. Medlock was inconsistent in the preseason, making 3 of 6 kicks; the Chiefs released Medlock on September 10, 2007, after he converted a 27-yard field goal and missed on a 30-yard attempt in Week 1 against the Houston Texans, and signed Dave Rayner as a replacement.[1]
On February 11, 2008, Medlock signed with the St. Louis Rams. The Rams allowed Medlock to seek a trade after the signing of Josh Brown. [2] He was later released on August 26, 2008.
Medlock signed with the Toronto Argonauts on April 16, 2009[3] and competed with fellow new import kicker Eddie Johnson for the kicking spot vacated by the retirement of Mike Vanderjagt. At the end of training camp, the Argos elected to keep both kickers and coach Bart Andrus elected to start Johnson for game one and placed Medlock on the practice roster. Johnson, however, was injured on the opening kickoff when he separated his shoulder when tackling the return man and Medlock was slated to kick for game two of the 2009 Toronto Argonauts season.[4]
On August 14, 2009, Medlock scored seven field goals, tying Lance Chomyc's Argonauts single-game team record and just short of the league record of eight shared by Dave Ridgway, Mark McLoughlin, and Paul Osbaldiston.[5]
On February 12, 2010 the Washington Redskins signed Medlock to a future contract.[6] He was waived on June 14, 2010.
On June 15, 2010 the Detroit Lions claimed him off waivers.[7] He was waived on June 29, 2010.
Medlock was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on September 8, 2010.[8]
With struggles by incumbent placekicker Grant Shaw, the Toronto Argonauts elected to re-sign Medlock through the 2011 CFL season.[9] On October 12, 2010, Medlock was released by the Argonauts after the team traded for kicker Noel Prefontaine.
On October 14, 2010, Medlock was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.[10]
On March 21, 2011, Medlock was traded by the Eskimos to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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