Jeremy Shelley (born October 25, 1990) is an

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who is currently a

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. He played

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High school career

Shelley attended

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, playing varsity football and varsity soccer all four years. In his senior season at Broughton, he made 10 out of 13 field goal attempts including his longest attempt of 48 yards. He also played on two

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state championship soccer teams in 2006 and 2007, with the 2007 team finishing ranked number one in the country. On October 9, 2008, Shelley earned the WRAL Extra Effort Award presented by

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College career

In his freshman season, Shelley was the backup placekicker for the Crimson Tide behind

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and made only one appearance in which he missed his only field goal attempt along with making his only extra point attempt during that season. On January 9, 2012, he set a

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record and a career-high for field goals made against LSU in which he made five of his seven attempts. In the

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, Shelley made kicks of 23, 34, 41, 35 and 44 yards. In his junior and senior years, Shelley was one of twenty semifinalists for the

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at the conclusion of the season. He finished his college career with a total 44 made field goals out of 55 field goal attempts and 172 PATs (an Alabama record), ranking him the 5th all-time leading scorer in Alabama history. In his Senior year, he was perfect, making every field goal and extra point he attempted, earning him the Vlade Award presented by the

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as the nation's most accurate kicker.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Shelley was signed as a free agent by the

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. He was later waived from the Atlanta roster on August 31, 2013. On March 26, 2015, Shelley was assigned to the

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of the

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References

External links

Atlanta Falcons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelley, Jeremy 1990 births Living people American football placekickers Alabama Crimson Tide football players Atlanta Falcons players Arizona Rattlers players Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina Needham B. Broughton High School alumni