Former Husky kicker Vizcaino to Sign with Chargers, Compete for Top Job
After late-season breakthrough with 49ers, the one-time UW player hopes to land full-time role.
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Mar 5, 2021
Hoping to show he s no one-kick wonder, former University of Washington kicker Tristan Vizcaino will sign a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to multiple news outlets.
Vizcaino made his NFL debut on January 3 in the San Francisco 49ers final game of the season, converting field goals of 47, 36 and 33 yards and three extra points without a miss in a 26-23 loss to the playoff-bound Seattle Seahawks.
A short time later, he joined the Buffalo Bills practice squad to give that playoff team a back-up kicker for the playoffs. His contract expired on Feb. 1.
Top 10 NFL Huskies are All-Pro, Super Bowl, Big-Money Guys
We break down the most productive former UW players from this recently completed pro football season.
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Feb 11, 2021
The NFL treated its players from the University of Washington, of which there were nearly three dozen active on game day, extremely well in 2020.
Former Huskies came away with a Super Bowl victory, an All-Pro selection and more money than they ever could have imagined.
They are considered the best or among the best at their positions, one the most mercurial, all of them big-play guys.
Who could forget Budda Baker s 90-yard interception return longest of the season by any NFL player but only because he came up seven yards short of the end zone?
Jaydon Mickens Day-After Moment: Woke Up a World Champion
The former Husky receiver and returnman soaks up his Super Bowl victory.
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Feb 8, 2021
Jaydon Mickens, shown basking in the aftermath of a victorious Super Bowl LV, is reason enough why you should never give up.
Will known by now, the former University of Washington pass receiver and kick returner told last week how he slept in his car in 2017 while he was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars practice team and survived on basic needs.
The Los Angeles native was unsure how long he would stick with in the NFL and he was determined to save his paychecks in case it wasn t long.
Former Husky Vita Vea Made Super Comeback to Reach Super Bowl
The one-time UW defensive tackle missed a dozen games with a broken foot, but nothing could keep him out of the showcase event in Tampa.
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VV made it to LV.
It took a lot of grit and determination on his part, but Vita Vea one of the NFL s more endearing personalities and bright young stars will be one of the Super Bowl LV players to watch when his inclusion didn t seem possible not so long ago.
Knowing this Tongan-American character, how could he not play in Sunday s championship game?
Feb 5, 2021
When former Washington Husky receiver Jaydon Mickens settles under a soaring kickoff or a towering punt in Super Bowl LV, his journey to Tampa might seem improbable to some who know him.
But this is exactly how the diminutive Mickens planned it.
OK, maybe not planned, but how he dreamed it.
On Sunday, he ll play in the biggest game of his life as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
In Tampa. I ve always felt that I could play football at the highest level, he said.
At times in his life, even with everything seemingly stacked against him, Mickens never doubted that he would wind up on a big stage.