Got humbled, re-invents himself and returns to the field adept, proving it over and over. He's def worth another look by the bigs, that 59 yarder was fire.
Michigan Panthers kicker Bates will be in the NFL next season. He kicked two 64 yard field goals in the closing seconds to win the season opener. The next game he kicked a 62 & 58 yard field goal that seemed like they'd have been good 10 yards back. Last week he did kick a 62 yard field goal wide but it was raining.
I grew up with Chris and hung out with him many times. Amazing dude, so funny and glad he’s getting his shot. We grew up down the road from the redskins and even though my buddy was a great QB, we knew Chris would be the one to make the NFL. He had a tough debut but he’ll make it back, he’s more than a kicker he’s a football player
Exactly why I also like the XFL. Many players get a chance to excel and show their skill, and get a second look from, and maybe another chance from NFL scouts- to make it to the big show.
same dude who got the game winning kick against Clemson in 2016, giving them their only loss that season, and their last home loss until SC just did that last year
I watched this guys nfl debut when he was with Washington, I said to myself “this guys name is blewitt? this kick is for the win. If he misses announcers are gonna say; blewitt, blew it.”
Anyone else notice how like 90% of these were quite close to the left/right goalpost? Then from 59 he goes right down the middle. Just thought that was interesting :)
as a former kicker 59 yards is incredible i kicked a 55 yard FG in college the goalposts looked a mile away and he kicked one 4 yards further than i did he deserves another chance in the NFL definitely
"couldn't get it up enough" -- yes, Jack will very much give one a case of the whiskies, won't it? Good on Chris for the redemption, hope that arc keeps right on going!
Vikings! The franchise that is screwed the most by kickers even though strangely enough Joseph had hit some great ones in recent history. If he could stay clutch going to the Vikings would be phenomenal for them
This is going to be brutally honest sports fans and will probably piss a lot if not everyone off once I'm done writing this, but here we go anyway. The majority of the teams in the NFL have kickers who consistently kick 50+ yard field goals on a regular basis now and in a row without missing, it's nothing special and when it come to the NFL it is expected. Even 60 yarders are starting to become a regular thing in the NFL and is no longer a surprise when a kicker does put it through the goal posts at 60 or 60+ yards. Kickers in the NFL now practice kicking field goals at 70 yards and out. When it comes to out of 10 attempts from 70 the best ones will put 2, 3 or even 4 through the goal posts whereas the average kickers will put 0 to 1 if they're lucky from that distance. How many USFL kickers are kicking 50+, 60 and 60+ yard field goals on the regular again? It is being expected for NFL kickers to be able to do so and on a regular basis now. There is nothing special about these kickers in the USFL or this Blewit guy because they're not doing anything more than what NFL kickers are and have been doing for the past several decades when it comes to 50+ and 60 to 60+ yard field goals. To proclaim that the announcers in the USFL are silent in disbelief because of what this Blewit guy is doing is ridiculous and probably explains why they're announcing in the USFL and not the NFL because they think everything these USFL players are doing is something special and better in comparison to NFL players, these USFL players aren't even close to the level of play that even the worst NFL players are playing at. The announcers in the NFL wouldn't be impressed with what Blewit or any of these USFL kickers are doing because he/they're doing exactly what a kicker is being paid to do and expected to do, put the ball between the GOAL POSTS regardless of the distance. As to how many in a row he's made and what not again he's doing nothing special or in any way better than what NFL kickers do and have been doing for a long while now in this day and age.
EVERY athlete has off games, during Chris’s time with the Washington REDSKINS, only the REDSKINS management “blew it,” because they should never make a decision on cutting someone based on three or fewer games. There is too much money involved, too much talent gets those players there, to cut someone based on three games or fewer isn’t giving them time to adjust to everything. There is a story about a Ford employee getting a promotion and almost immediately making a blunder that cost Henry over a million dollars in the blink of an eye. When the media asked Henry if he was gonna fire the dude Henry said he couldn’t because he had already invested over a million dollars in training him and a replacement wouldn’t have learned that costly lesson……
Sadly not enough, you can blow a tests and job interviews too. That name has the possibility to haunt every aspect of his life. So better to just play into it.
I'm surprised he hasn't changed his name or adopted a 'stage name.' Just getting through mid-school with that kind of name. Maybe Grandpa Blewitt kick-started his goal seeking, spurring him on. You know the song "A Boy Named Sue"? --Lyrics by Shel Silverstein, sung by Johnny Cash.
YOU BLEWITT could become a thing if he continues this way . The way the NFL treats kickers these days if he can get Three good years in he could be set for life .
It's like his leg and foot go from being a 3 iron to a 9 iron. He can kick it as long as anyone with the 9. Put the 3 in the bag for good. You're a champ.
Way back in high school we had a kicker that could make 60 yard field goals look easy. Mike just didn’t miss. Now those long field goals didn’t crop up during games due to the coaching. But he was always one to count on when the team needed him. We all thought he would go pro but from what I heard he didn’t have the grades. He had all the talent and for sure the best leg anybody has ever had.
That kick had 5 more yards of length on it at most. It was crushed sky high. One of yhe most powerful kicks Ive ever seen. That would tie the NFL record at 64 if it had that much on it.
That is one very tough position to play! You're either a HERO or a BUM...He's obviously worked hard to prefect his accuracy, in the USFL! Yes! I say welcome him back into the NFL! Good Luck and LACES OUT!🏈👌
I used to work events at Lucas Oil Stadium and one of the most popular features was a 30 yard field goal - OFF A TEE. I'm not exaggerating when I say that 98% of people who tried, never came close. I might be underestimating that figure. Almost no one ever hit it. And that's the ball on the 20 yard line, basically an XP. It's sooooo much harder than people think it is.
He will be in the NFL and the Pro Bowl this upcoming year. He could possibly break the NFL record as he can kick a FG 70+ yds in the right circumstance
Pitt had a kicker named Blewitt and a QB named Pickett one their roster at the same time... Never could find a RB named Fumblitt...
That's hilarious
pitt panthers had blewitt and pickett, pittsburgh steelers have pickett and pittsburgh maulers have blewitt, that's a lot of pittsburgh 😳
Wasn’t their coach Phuckett?
the Colts have 2 O-lineman named French and Fries sometimes they line up next to each other
@@mikeoxlong1266 It's amazing!
Got humbled, re-invents himself and returns to the field adept, proving it over and over. He's def worth another look by the bigs, that 59 yarder was fire.
Just needed a good coach.
Problem is, if you're just the 32rd best in the world the pros have no room for you
And players like him are exactly why the NFL should support the UFL.
This is exactly why these leagues are needed, to get more reps and improve their technique!
A Feeder and Recovery League is just what the NFL and NCAA need to keep them both from being a Monopoly .
@@cavachoncx777 But Espo scored the rebound.
So this is like the little leagues ?
@@cavachoncx777 But Espo scores the rebound.🤪🤪
Lots of hard work and perseverance right there. Glad to see he's had the chance to improve and hopefully get another shot with the big boys.
Thank you it's refreshing to see the best in Athletes, having heart is sometimes enough.
Great Content! Thanks
Michigan Panthers kicker Bates will be in the NFL next season. He kicked two 64 yard field goals in the closing seconds to win the season opener. The next game he kicked a 62 & 58 yard field goal that seemed like they'd have been good 10 yards back. Last week he did kick a 62 yard field goal wide but it was raining.
Mental toughness. Well done young man. Down seven. Up eight.
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I grew up with Chris and hung out with him many times. Amazing dude, so funny and glad he’s getting his shot. We grew up down the road from the redskins and even though my buddy was a great QB, we knew Chris would be the one to make the NFL. He had a tough debut but he’ll make it back, he’s more than a kicker he’s a football player
What a name. And a good story. Good luck young man. Keep crushin' 'em straight!
Literally just started watching the UFL this year and my mind, this guy Blewitt. Bro hit 2 55+ field goals with plenty more to give
Redemption is some special kind of a gift. Someone has to give you that chance sometimes to earn it.
It ain’t easy being a kicker. Good for this guy.
thank god you put that strobing effect in there i was worried id be able to watch the video
Looks like he upped his game. Good for you, young man!
Isaac mixing the Akira meme in with our usual special teams content? Immaculate.
Exactly why I also like the XFL. Many players get a chance to excel and show their skill, and get a second look from, and maybe another chance from NFL scouts- to make it to the big show.
This was USFL games, not XFL
@@caseysmith544Yeah I get it. What I meant was- I ALSO like the XFL.
@@dkwoodsy2082 Thanks for clarifying.
Both of the people in the crowd were amazed!
0:17 “couldn’t get it up enough…” 🤣🤣
He destroyed that last one. Jimminy Christmas!! 💥💥💥
It would be a redemption story, considering his Senior Year (2016) he was only 10/17 on FGs as well as his 2/5 in 2021.
agree. we all love redemption arcs. the story of our lives
He was so great at Pitt, I hope nothing but the best for him.
Keep it up🎉❤
same dude who got the game winning kick against Clemson in 2016, giving them their only loss that season, and their last home loss until SC just did that last year
Came here to say the same thing. Dude has a cannon for a leg
There is no one in stands. Zero pressure.
I watched this guys nfl debut when he was with Washington, I said to myself “this guys name is blewitt? this kick is for the win. If he misses announcers are gonna say; blewitt, blew it.”
We love a comeback story!
Made the kick to give Clemson their only lass of 2016. They went on to win the National Championship. Highlight of his college career.
Anyone else notice how like 90% of these were quite close to the left/right goalpost? Then from 59 he goes right down the middle. Just thought that was interesting :)
I was gonna post the same but you got there first!
Yup, I definitely noticed that.
Jake the Asshole explains everything perfectly!
Ditto. As long as it didn’t “Doink”… 😂
@@joeo7693 i think u mean "shtoink"
Those kicks are insane.
Announcers sounded like they didn’t give a damn
That’s called redemption!
Best foot I ever seen!!!!!!!
Wait, " what a kick " constitutes speechlessness
as a former kicker 59 yards is incredible i kicked a 55 yard FG in college the goalposts looked a mile away and he kicked one 4 yards further than i did he deserves another chance in the NFL definitely
holy shit...that kick from 59, he made it look like a chip shot. im happy for him. his hard work is paying off.
"couldn't get it up enough" -- yes, Jack will very much give one a case of the whiskies, won't it? Good on Chris for the redemption, hope that arc keeps right on going!
That last kick was personal
Last time, Blewitt Blew It. Now, he’s earned his rightful NFL spot.
Couldn't perform in the NFL, but he is a stud back at his High School!! LMAO
Speechless…
Good job Chris. That 59 yarder was definitely NFL worthy.
underrated footballer
Vikings! The franchise that is screwed the most by kickers even though strangely enough Joseph had hit some great ones in recent history. If he could stay clutch going to the Vikings would be phenomenal for them
Even the kicks he made in usfl he almost blew😂😂. Them nfs was bouta miss😂😂😂
You're a good writer, man.
bring him back to the NFL !!!
HES A STALLION NOW LETS GO 😤😤😤
The game featured at the end of the video, was played in the stadium next to the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame in my hometown of Canton, Ohio.
Wow!!! Interesting
If he can overcome the name the sky’s the limit.
This is going to be brutally honest sports fans and will probably piss a lot if not everyone off once I'm done writing this, but here we go anyway.
The majority of the teams in the NFL have kickers who consistently kick 50+ yard field goals on a regular basis now and in a row without missing, it's nothing special and when it come to the NFL it is expected. Even 60 yarders are starting to become a regular thing in the NFL and is no longer a surprise when a kicker does put it through the goal posts at 60 or 60+ yards. Kickers in the NFL now practice kicking field goals at 70 yards and out. When it comes to out of 10 attempts from 70 the best ones will put 2, 3 or even 4 through the goal posts whereas the average kickers will put 0 to 1 if they're lucky from that distance. How many USFL kickers are kicking 50+, 60 and 60+ yard field goals on the regular again? It is being expected for NFL kickers to be able to do so and on a regular basis now.
There is nothing special about these kickers in the USFL or this Blewit guy because they're not doing anything more than what NFL kickers are and have been doing for the past several decades when it comes to 50+ and 60 to 60+ yard field goals. To proclaim that the announcers in the USFL are silent in disbelief because of what this Blewit guy is doing is ridiculous and probably explains why they're announcing in the USFL and not the NFL because they think everything these USFL players are doing is something special and better in comparison to NFL players, these USFL players aren't even close to the level of play that even the worst NFL players are playing at. The announcers in the NFL wouldn't be impressed with what Blewit or any of these USFL kickers are doing because he/they're doing exactly what a kicker is being paid to do and expected to do, put the ball between the GOAL POSTS regardless of the distance. As to how many in a row he's made and what not again he's doing nothing special or in any way better than what NFL kickers do and have been doing for a long while now in this day and age.
i love this. man did he kick the cover off that last ball.
EVERY athlete has off games, during Chris’s time with the Washington REDSKINS, only the REDSKINS management “blew it,” because they should never make a decision on cutting someone based on three or fewer games. There is too much money involved, too much talent gets those players there, to cut someone based on three games or fewer isn’t giving them time to adjust to everything. There is a story about a Ford employee getting a promotion and almost immediately making a blunder that cost Henry over a million dollars in the blink of an eye. When the media asked Henry if he was gonna fire the dude Henry said he couldn’t because he had already invested over a million dollars in training him and a replacement wouldn’t have learned that costly lesson……
Blewitt is Finkle… Finkle is Blewitt… Blewitt IS A MAN!!
This is so much better with the sound turned off
With a last name like Blewitt, you'd think he might have avoided sports in general.
Sadly not enough, you can blow a tests and job interviews too. That name has the possibility to haunt every aspect of his life. So better to just play into it.
No no- Its a bonus for the league.
Well, he at least avoided a career in porn, so he has that going for him.
@@paxhumana2015he’s at least avoided it to this point in life; life can take many twists and turns.
I'm surprised he hasn't changed his name or adopted a 'stage name.' Just getting through mid-school with that kind of name. Maybe Grandpa Blewitt kick-started his goal seeking, spurring him on. You know the song "A Boy Named Sue"? --Lyrics by Shel Silverstein, sung by Johnny Cash.
It hasn't been that long since most teams would not have even contemplated a 59-yard field goal
Replacing Hopkins with Blewitt was one of the more mystifying things Ron Rivera did in Washington. Good to see he's getting his act together.
YOU BLEWITT could become a thing if he continues this way .
The way the NFL treats kickers these days if he can get Three good years in he could be set for life .
*speechless.
I don't know - their running back - Jonathan Fumblehands - really need to bear some responsibility for their team playing so bad too.
It's like his leg and foot go from being a 3 iron to a 9 iron. He can kick it as long as anyone with the 9. Put the 3 in the bag for good. You're a champ.
Just had to change up his technique. And he did.
He isn't fighting demons on a 59-yarder. He'd probably be fighting them on a 39-yarder though, I don't doubt.
He'll always be in the Football Encyclopedia
Never skips leg day
Go to the Denver, Broncos baby !!!
Yes,....send him back up to the top.
I hope he finds his way back into the NFL.
BECOME AN LA RAM!!!!! We need a kicker
Way back in high school we had a kicker that could make 60 yard field goals look easy. Mike just didn’t miss. Now those long field goals didn’t crop up during games due to the coaching. But he was always one to count on when the team needed him. We all thought he would go pro but from what I heard he didn’t have the grades. He had all the talent and for sure the best leg anybody has ever had.
Different ball, Different goal posts, Different crowd. NFL is a lot different than hs ball.
That kick had 5 more yards of length on it at most. It was crushed sky high. One of yhe most powerful kicks Ive ever seen. That would tie the NFL record at 64 if it had that much on it.
Ngl as a Skins fan, when i heard his last name i just stared at the owners box like "are you fucking srs?"
He's the Stallions kicker now I believe
The atmosphere looks way different than an NFL game, way less stressful
Send him up
Wow that ball was liquified.
That 59yd FG clearly hit a strong updraft, you can literally see it gain upward acceleration 1/3rd of the way there.
I knew it, Chris Blewitt would do it...
That is one very tough position to play! You're either a HERO or a BUM...He's obviously worked hard to prefect his accuracy, in the USFL! Yes! I say welcome him back into the NFL! Good Luck and LACES OUT!🏈👌
I used to work events at Lucas Oil Stadium and one of the most popular features was a 30 yard field goal - OFF A TEE. I'm not exaggerating when I say that 98% of people who tried, never came close. I might be underestimating that figure. Almost no one ever hit it. And that's the ball on the 20 yard line, basically an XP. It's sooooo much harder than people think it is.
He will be in the NFL and the Pro Bowl this upcoming year. He could possibly break the NFL record as he can kick a FG 70+ yds in the right circumstance
I really hope for the best for this guy. He already has a strike against him because of his name.
Beat Number #2 Clemson also Nov 12 2016
The tetsuo edit lmaooo
He didn't shined, he shone.
The current Oregon State Beavers football team's kicker is named Ira aka 'I' Gottahavit..nice 'Murican boy, doncha' kno'..
Definitely deserves another shot
speechless*
Great about the second part about his career. Obviously he trained and trained and improved.
Steelers need you. But not until Tomlin gets fired.
All those kicks he made at the beginning of the video were so close to missing lmao
0:53 they got him close enough to hit them
It's football. Not a cure for cancer.
Now he's kicking in front of 60 fans instead of 60000
It was over 80,000 at Clemson.
0% chance I would ever have this guy on my team.
Great Job! Dear Chris, it's OK to change your last name. Please do it. We'll see you in the NFL.
Wow, look at those packed bleachers... 😂😂
The issue is there are soo many good free agent kickers..
Of course with a last name like Blewitt (blew-it) he's going to have a different time making field goals!!! 😂