Cameron Dicker (born May 6, 2000), nicknamed "Dicker the Kicker," is an American football

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for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played

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at Texas. He is the first NFL player born in Hong Kong.

Early years

Dicker was born in Hong Kong and spent the first eleven years of his life in Shanghai where his father worked. He grew up watching soccer and is a fan of Liverpool F.C. Dicker attended

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in Austin, Texas. During his high school career, Dicker was a two-time all-state selection and was the starting kicker for three seasons, winning the Texas 6A Division I State Championship in 2016. Dicker had 331 points going 34-43 on field goal attempts and 229-232 on extra point attempts. Additionally, Dicker set a Lake Travis High School record with a 53 yard field goal. Dicker was ranked the number four kicker in the nation by

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and the number 16 kicker nationally by ESPN in the 2018 class. On May 4, 2017, Dicker committed to Texas.

College career

Dicker earned immediate playing time at Texas, winning the starting role. He went 18-25 on field goals and 51-52 on extra points earning 2018 second-team all-Big 12 honors. Dicker's 18 field goals were the most by a freshman in Texas history. He also gained notoriety as "Dicker the Kicker" (by play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson of Fox Sports) when he kicked the game winning 40 yard field goal against

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in the 2018 Red River Showdown. Dicker earned second-team all-Big 12 honors in 2020 and first-team all-Big 12 honors in 2021. He holds the record for the longest field goal in Alamo Bowl history, kicking a 53-yard field goal in the

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. He added punting duties to his role in the 2021 season. On January 19, 2022, Dicker declared for the NFL Draft.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted, Dicker signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 16, 2022.

Baltimore Ravens

On August 26, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived two days later.

Philadelphia Eagles

On October 4, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to their practice squad. While filling in for the injured

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, he made two field goals in his debut against the

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on October 9, including a game-winning 23-yard kick in the final two minutes. For his performance, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He was released by the Eagles on October 29.

Los Angeles Chargers

2022

On November 3, 2022, Dicker was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. On November 6, 2022, Dicker made two field goals, including a game-winning 37-yard kick as time expired against the

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. For his performance, he won his second special teams player of the week award. He is the first rookie kicker to win the Special Teams Player of the Week Award for two different teams, let alone in two conferences. On November 22, 2022, Dicker was signed to the Chargers active roster to replace the injured

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. On December 18, Dicker kicked a game-winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans to move the Chargers into a Wild Card position. He appeared in 11 games as a rookie and converted all 24 extra point attempts and 21 of 22 field goal attempts. In the

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against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dicker converted all three extra point attempts and three of four field goal attempts in the 31–30 loss.

2023

In Week 16, against the

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, Dicker made five field goals in a 24-22 loss.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Los Angeles Chargers bio

Texas Longhorns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dicker, Cameron Living people 2000 births Hong Kong sportspeople Players of American football from Austin, Texas American football placekickers Texas Longhorns football players Los Angeles Rams players Baltimore Ravens players Philadelphia Eagles players Los Angeles Chargers players Sportspeople from Shanghai Lake Travis High School alumni