“We make these analogies to golf, how it's like you're driving a ball off a tee box when you're trying to kick a ball from farther away, but the difference in the trajectory, I think, is manageable if you're hitting a good ball. Those first six to eight yards are the most important.”

American professional football placekicker, born 1989

Justin Paul Tucker is an American professional football placekicker, born in 1989. He has played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and is best known for his long run with the Baltimore Ravens, where he began as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Tucker played college football for the Texas Longhorns, won Super Bowl XLVII as a rookie with Baltimore, and later became one of the most decorated kickers in the league. He once held the NFL record for the longest field goal, at 66 yards, and ranks second in career field goal percentage at 89.1%. He has been selected to seven Pro Bowls and eight All-Pro teams, including five first-team honors.