Giorgio Tavecchio

Giorgio Tavecchio was born July 16, 1990 and is an Italian-born football placekicker for the Oakland Raiders. He was born in Milan, Italy and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2012. He played his collegiate career at the University of California-Berkeley.

On April 19, 2017, Tavecchio again signed with the Raiders. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was later signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 9, 2017 after longtime Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski was placed on the injured reserve list with a back injury. Tavecchio played his first game on September 10, 2017, where he scored 4 field goals in 4 attempts, including two 52-yarders, and 2 extra points in 2 attempts, providing over half the scoring in a 26-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans. He became the first player to hit two 50-plus yard field goals on his debut in NFL history. His performance in Week 1 earned Tavechhio AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.