Brandon Coutu (born September 29, 1984) is a former American-football placekicker. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at

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. He was born in Lawrenceville,

. He was also a member of the

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, Buffalo Bills, and

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College career

At the

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, 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.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

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

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. He was released on August 20.

Las Vegas Locomotives

On August 25, 2011, Coutu signed with the

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 12, 2011, Coutu was signed to the

practice squad.

Buffalo Bills

Coutu signed with the Buffalo Bills on December 28, 2011 to replace the injured

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and Dave Rayner. He is Buffalo's third kicker of the season. He attempted his first NFL field goal on a New Years Day game against the New England Patriots, but missed. He was released following the season.

Second stint with Jacksonville Jaguars

He re-signed with the Jaguars in May 2012.http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/19043638 He was waived on July 17 to make room for newly signed

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coutu, Brandon 1984 births Living people People from Lawrenceville, Georgia Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football placekickers Georgia Bulldogs football players Seattle Seahawks players Las Vegas Locomotives players Jacksonville Jaguars players Buffalo Bills players