Legatron. Greg the Leg. Record breaker. News maker. Call him whatever you wish, but  former Griffon kicker Greg Zuerlein is making headlines online and in media outlets across the country, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and ESPN television, for his record-breaking performance with the St. Louis Rams. Greg, who has been breaking records since his high school football days, was a sixth-round pick in the 2012 NFL draft for the Rams, and his performance was turning heads all season long.
Greg graduated from Pius X High School in Lincoln, Neb. in 2006, after being named Nebraska All-State and All-Class both his junior and senior years. In 2004, he set a state record for field goals in a season – 12 out of 16 – the longest being 52 yards.
He played for University of Nebraska-Omaha for three seasons and sat out the 2010 season with an injury. When the University of Nebraska-Omaha shuttered its football program after the 2010 season, Greg joined the Griffon squad for the 2011 season.
“Every one of the guys in the locker room and the coaches made me feel at home,” Greg said shortly after becoming a Griffon.
“He’s a great kicker and a first-class kid,” said Griffons Head Coach Jerry Partridge.
Rams head coach Jeff Fisher agreed. “I’ve been around some really good kickers, but he’s a little bit different,” Jeff said of Greg at the Rams training camp in St. Louis last summer. “From the first day on the field, he expects to make it. He has great confidence in his leg.”
At the post-game press conference after the Sept. 30 game against the Seattle Seahawks when Greg set two franchise records, Jeff said, “I was on the headsets and I said, ‘field goal,’ and somebody said, ‘field goal?’ I said, ‘Yeah, it’s only 60. It’s well within his range.’”

Greg’s Griffon Performance:

  • 21 straight field goals, the most ever in NCAA Division II, including nine that were 50+ yards and two that were 58 yards
  • 24 out of 25 field goals, 96 percent, the most accurate season ever in NCAA Division II
    Three 50-yard field goals, tied for most in a game in the NCAA Division II
  • Nine for nine on field goals of 50 yards or more, never been done in NCAA at any level

Greg’s Rams Performance:

  • First player in NFL History to make a 60-yarder and a 50-plus yarder in one game.
  • In week three against the Chicago Bears, made a 56-yard field goal, the longest at Soldier Field.
  • In week four, hit a 60-yard field goal against the Seattle Seahawks, which beat the Rams’ record of 58 yards, set by him earlier in the same game.
  • Kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired in regulation and a 54-yarder with 26 seconds left in overtime to beat the San Francisco 49ers 16-13.

At press time, was 7 for 11 in 50+ yard field goals.

Photo credit: St. Louis Rams team photographer Newman Lowrance.