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Cameron Dicker

Cameron Lawrence Dicker (born May 6, 2000), nicknamed "Dicker the Kicker," is an American professional football placekicker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to playing in the NFL he was an All-Big 12 kicker and punter for the Texas Longhorns in college football. He is the most accurate kicker in NFL history by field goal percentage, and is the only NFL player born in Hong Kong.

Dicker was born in Hong Kong, to Kelly and Rachel Dicker. He has one sister, Annabelle. His parents were from Seattle but were working in China. He spent the first eleven years of his life in Shanghai, where his father worked. Dicker grew up watching soccer and is a fan of Liverpool F.C. In 2011, when he was 11, his family moved to Austin, Texas.

During his high school career at Austin's Lake Travis High School, Dicker was a two-time all-state selection and was the starting kicker for three seasons, winning the Texas 6A Division I State Championship in 2016. Dicker had 331 points, going 34–43 on field goal attempts and 229–232 on extra point attempts. Additionally, Dicker set a Lake Travis High School record with a 53-yard field goal. Dicker was ranked the number four kicker in the nation by 247Sports and the number 16 kicker nationally by ESPN in the 2018 class. On May 4, 2017, Dicker committed to Texas.

Dicker earned immediate playing time at Texas, winning the starting role. He went 18–25 on field goals and 51–52 on extra points, earning 2018 second-team All-Big 12 honors. Dicker's 18 field goals were the most by a freshman in Texas history. He also gained notoriety as "Dicker the Kicker" (by play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson of Fox Sports) when he kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal against Oklahoma in the 2018 Red River Showdown. Dicker earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020 and first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2021. He holds the record for the longest field goal in Alamo Bowl history, kicking a 53-yard field goal in the 2020 Alamo Bowl. He added punting duties to his role in the 2021 season. On January 19, 2022, Dicker declared for the NFL draft.

After going undrafted, Dicker signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2022. He was released by Los Angeles on August 16.

On August 26, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a punter and kicker; however, he was waived two days later as part of final roster cuts.

On October 4, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to their practice squad. While filling in for the injured Jake Elliott, he made two field goals in his debut against the Arizona Cardinals on October 9, including a game-winning 23-yard kick in the final two minutes. For his performance, Dicker was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He was released by the Eagles on October 29.

On November 3, 2022, Dicker was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. On November 6, he made two field goals, including a game-winning 37-yard kick as time expired against the Atlanta Falcons. For his performance, he won his second Special Teams Player of the Week award. He is the first rookie kicker to win the Special Teams Player of the Week Award for two different teams, let alone in two conferences.

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