Younghoe Koo (pronounced YOUNG-hweh; born August 3, 1994) is a South Korean professional American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons. He is the fourth player in NFL history to have been born in South Korea. He played college football for Georgia Southern. Koo became a starter for the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
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Younghoe Koo (pronounced YOUNG-hweh; born August 3, 1994) is a South Korean professional American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football for Georgia Southern. Koo became a starter for the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017 before being released four weeks into the season. He signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football in January 2019. In October 2019, Koo was signed by the Falcons after they cut their longtime kicker Stephen Gostkowski. He is the fourth player in NFL history to have been born in South Korea. He was named AAF Special Teams Player of the Week during the Week 3 of the 2019 AAF season.
The league ceased operations midseason in April 2019, and Koo worked out with the Chicago Bears who were in need of a kicker after releasing Cody Parkey, but did not end up signing with the Bears. He has become known for his ability to successfully execute onside kicks. He also played for the New England Patriots on their practice squad in October 2013 and 2014, and was named to the practice squad for the Super Bowl XLIX XLIX game against the Seattle Seahawks in February 2014. He moved to the United States from South Korea when he was in sixth grade. He attended Ridgewood High School in New Jersey.
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