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Topic: YouTube Sensation Earns NFL Tryout |
YouTube Sensation Earns NFL Tryout
Yahoo! Sports, by Staff
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Posted By:Mike PHX, 12/26/2012 2:58:17 PM
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In October we showed you this video, of a Norwegian kicker named Havard Rugland and his amazing kicking skills. The compilation exploded across the Internet and currently has nearly one million views. Even some NFL scouts took notice. And, to say the least, they were impressed. So the scouts asked kicking coach and former NFLer Michael Husted to work with Rugland in San Diego. After some training Rugland, who has never played American football, recently had a tryout with the New York Jets. "It went well," Rugland told Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. "They tested me on field goals and kickoffs. Source name corrected by staff.
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Comments: Amazing! Expect to see more of him on future game days in the US.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
rocket-j-squirrel, 12/26/2012 3:16:35 PM (No. 9084638)
Thanks OP! What a foot! Be sure to turn up the volume.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
horacer, 12/26/2012 4:02:40 PM (No. 9084687)
He can kick, but does he throw like Garo Yepremian?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
SteelTurman, 12/26/2012 4:07:26 PM (No. 9084694)
He´ll have a bounty on him from day one.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
jetsman, 12/26/2012 7:10:32 PM (No. 9084903)
Run kid run!!!!Run like the wind!!! Stay away from the New York Jets the coaches have not one clue on how to run an N.F.L. team. Even a last place team will be better for you!!! RUN...RUN...RUN!!! The owner is as dumb as cotton and the coach Rex is clueless and has a big mouth and nothing to back it up with!!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals, 12/26/2012 8:33:41 PM (No. 9084967)
Dream Big!
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