Tony Yelk

Tony Yelk (born September 29, 1981) is a former

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. He attended high school in

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and played on the

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team at

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...

. He was a four-year letter winner for the Cyclones and an All-Big 12 Conference and Freshmen All-American. After graduating from ISU, Yelk signed with the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

, where he spent part of his rookie year on the practice squad. He continued his playing career with the

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in 2007, and signed with the

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of the

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in 2008. Yelk is the founder of Elite Kicking Solutions (EKS), which provides instruction to aspiring athletes. EKS is based in

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. Yelk also speaks at coaching clinics and is a special teams consultant. 1981 births Living people American football punters Atlanta Falcons players Edmonton Elks players Iowa State Cyclones football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Players of American football from Madison, Wisconsin {{Amfoot-punter-stub