Brandon Coutu is an American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He has also been a member of the Las Vegas Locomotives. At the University of Georgia, he kicked three field goals of over 50 yards, his longest was 58 yards. He never missed a PAT at Georgia and was the first kicker in Georgia history to have over 80% field goal accuracy. All these things were accomplished after turning down scholarships at other schools for... soccer and being a walk-on on Georgia's football team. Coutu was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was one of only two kickers picked by NFL teams in that draft. He was waived by the team on September 5, 2009. Coutu was re-signed by the Seahawks on July 30, 2011 to replace Olindo Mare. He was released on August 20. On August 25, 2011, Coutu signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives. On December 12, 2011, Coutu was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.
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