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| Position: | Placekicker, punter |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 16, 1980 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Torrey Pines (San Diego, California) |
| College: | Michigan |
| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 7 / pick: 247 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Hayden Scott Epstein (born November 16, 1980) is an American former professional football placekicker and punter who played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1998 to 2001 and played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), NFL Europe, and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Epstein attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. He kicked a 58-yard field goal in the 1997 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship game and was rated by various ratings agencies and all-star selection committees as the best kicker in the national high school class of 1998.
As a senior, Epstein led the 2001 Michigan Wolverines in scoring and was selected by conference coaches as a second-team selection on the All-Big Ten team as a placekicker. He tied a Michigan record with a 56-yard field goal in 1999 and broke it with a 57-yard field goal in 2001, both against Michigan State. He played for two Michigan teams that won Big Ten Conference championships.
He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Berlin Thunder, Edmonton Eskimos and Rhein Fire. He played for a Thunder team that won a World Bowl championship.