 Sloman with the Titans in 2021 | |||||||||
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| Born: | (1997-09-19)September 19, 1997 (age 27) Roswell, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (OH) (2016–2019) | ||||||||
| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020: 7th round, 248th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Samuel Cole Sloman (born September 19, 1997) is anAmerican footballplacekicker who is a free agent. He playedcollege football atMiami University, and in 2019 he made 86.7% of his field goal attempts (leading all kickers in the nation). He was selected in the seventh round (248th overall) of the2020 NFL draft by theLos Angeles Rams, and has also played for theTennessee Titans.
His parents are Jay and Judi Sloman.[1] Sloman's hometown isRoswell, Georgia.[1]
For high school, Sloman attendedPace Academy ('16), in theBuckhead area ofAtlanta, Georgia.[1][2] He earned two letters in football, and four letters in soccer.[1] He did not start to play football until he was a junior.[3] As a senior in football he connected on 20-of-23 kicks, with a long of 53 yards, and also nailed all 51 extra points.[1] He was a two-time All-State kicker, and a 2015MaxPreps First TeamAll-American.[1]
Sloman attendedMiami University in Ohio ('20), majoring inkinesiology.[1] During his career with theMiami Redhawks football team, Sloman completed 49 of his 62field goal attempts for 79%.[4] Onextra point attempts, he made 112-for-115 for 97.4%. During his senior year in 2019, he made 86.7% of his field goal attempts (leading his conference, and leading all kickers in the country with 30 or more attempts), went 11-for-14 from beyond 40 yards and was 4-for-5 on field goal attempts longer than 50 yards (with a long of 53 yards).[5][4][6][7]
Sloman earned Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference honors, and was named Second-Team All-America byThe Athletic.[8] He ranks second in field goals (49) and extra points (112) and third in percentage (.790) all-time for Miami.[1][4]Lance Zierlein of nfl.com described him as: "Stocky with plenty of fire in his belly."[9] Sloman is Jewish, and his teammates nicknamed him the "Kosher Cannon."[10][11][12]
Sloman was drafted by theLos Angeles Rams with the 248th pick in the seventh round of the2020 NFL draft, even though kickers are rarely selected in theNFL Draft.[13][7] The Rams were impressed by his past performance in the clutch, with Rams senior personnel executiveBrian Xanders noting: "In the second half or overtime during the last two years, he went 27 out of 29. So when the score is tight or it’s getting close to the end of the game, he’s been clutch."[14] Xanders added that he liked Sloman's angle of approach, similar to a powerful golf swing, and "he's gotten better every year [...] He's a powerful guy, he's a weather kicker, and he's a competitor. He just wants to take everybody's job."[14] Sloman was the first Miami University kicker to be drafted in the NFL, and its 40th player.[4]
On July 28, he signed a four-year, $3.37 million contract.[15] He was named the Rams' starting kicker, beating out fellow rookiesLirim Hajrullahu andAustin MacGinnis.[16] Asked whether he was nervous about kicking in front of no fans atSoFi Stadium, he said: "It's not going to be weird for me not having fans at the games. I played plenty of games in college [at Miami] with not many people there."[17] After playing in the team's first seven games, Sloman was waived on October 27.[18] He had converted 8-of-11 field goal attempts, with a long of 42, and was 18-for-21 on extra point attempts.[15]
On November 24, 2020, Sloman was signed to theTennessee Titans'practice squad.[19] Following an injury toStephen Gostkowski, he was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against theHouston Texans, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[20] He hit all five extra point attempts and both field goals, including the game-winner that hit the right upright from 37 yards away as time expired, with which the Titans won theAFC South division.[21][22][23] He was released on January 12.[24]
On July 1, 2021, thePittsburgh Steelers signed Sloman to a one-year deal.[25] He was waived on August 17, 2021.[26] He re-signed to their practice squad on November 27, 2021.[27][28] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 18, 2022.[29] He was waived on May 16, 2022.[30]
On October 12, 2022, Sloman was signed to theSan Francisco 49ers practice squad.[31] He was released on October 18.[32]
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On April 4, 2023, Sloman signed with theVegas Vipers of theXFL.[33] The Vipers folded when the XFL andUnited States Football League merged to create theUnited Football League (UFL).[34]
| General | Field goals | PATs | Kickoffs | Points | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | Blck | Long | XPM | XPA | XP% | KO | Avg | TBs | Pts |
| 2020 | LAR | 7 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 37 | 64.5 | 22 | 42 |
| TEN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Career | 8 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 88.6 | 37 | 64.5 | 22 | 53 | |
