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May 15, 2026, 12:05 PM GMT+2
By Andrew Greif
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Kansei Matsuzawa made up his mind to become an NFL kicker knowing almost nothing about the NFL.
YouTube taught a Japanese teen how to kick field goals. Now he’s in the NFL.
Kansei Matsuzawa, 27, became the first Japanese-born player ever signed by an NFL team when he agreed to a deal as an undrafted free agent with the Raiders.
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