Sebastian Janikowski is a Polish-born American football player who is the current place kicker signed with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). For the 2000 NFL Draft, it was the 17th overall draft, facilitated by the Oakland Raiders, making him the first-ever kicker to take off in the first round, especially in the era of the modern NFL.
Because of his performances on the field, he was given the nickname, Seebass,” a name he wears proudly after tying the previous NFL record for longest field goal at 63 yards. Sebastian shares this disc collectively with David Akers, Jason Elam and Tom Dempsey. Check out more details about this outstanding athlete below.
Who is Sebastian Janikowski?
Sebastian Paweł Janikowski was born in Wałbrzych, Poland on March 2, 1978 to parents Henryk Janikowski and Halina Janikowski. His father was a professional soccer player in his home country of Poland, but he decided to move to the United States in the early 1980s in search of a better life for himself and his family and hopefully the, to revive his career in football. A few years after moving to the United States, Janikowski’s father divorced his mother to marry an American. While staying with his mother, Sabastian also developed a strong passion for football and he did well to hone his skills to the point of mastering it. This massive development in the sport earned him a spot in the Poland U17 team at the age of 15.
Luckily for Sebastian, his father’s union with a woman from the United States gave him the opportunity to move there as a legal resident. His arrival in the United States was quite difficult at first as he spoke very little English, but over time he got used to the environment and improved his English by watching TV shows and attending to a three-week evening course.
Sebastian was selected as part of the Orangewood Christian football team, although he was lucky enough to only play five games with the team, helped him qualify for the state championship of class A after scoring a record 15 goals. However, his team ultimately lost 3-2 to Lakeland Christian via penalty, he was hailed as a vital part of the team’s commendable performance. Still residing with his father and stepmother in Orlando, Florida, he later signed up for the Orlando Lions under-19 football team, coached by Angello Rossi. Rossi, who saw great potential in Sebastian, convinced his father, Henryk, to allow him to transfer to Seabreeze High School located in Daytona Beach, where Rossi was also a coach.
He performed incredibly well for the Seabreeze football team as a placekicker and was also part of the school football team. Some of his exploits in his high school football game include; one-for-four 50+ yard, 60 yard, and 82 yard strike. For his college education and college career, Sebastian decided to pitch his tent at Florida State University, where he played for theThe Florida State Seminoles football team, coached by Bobby Bowden. In 1999, he received for the second consecutive year the Lou Louza Award, which recognizes the best college kicker in the country.
Professional career
After graduating from college, Sebastian Janikowski had plenty of scout pitching to get him on his team, which was eventually drafted by the Oakland Raiders. This draft made history as he became the fourth NFL player to enter the first round of the draft as the 17th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. On September 12, Sebastian tied the record of the NFL established by Tom Dempsey in 1970 as well as Jason Elam in 1998 after scoring for 63 yards in the rainy first half against the Denver Broncos.
Two months later (November 27, 2011), he broke the team record for most goals in a single game after scoring 6 goals – 40, 47, 42, 19, 37 and 44 yards in the game against the Chicago Bears. By the 2017 season, he had played a total of 268 games with the raider for which he held the record for most games played.
Net value
It’s no secret that athletes especially NFL players smile very well in the bank from time to time, some of us who don’t play sports wish we did. I mean who wouldn’t want to live the good life. For Sebastian, although he didn’t start out with much when it came to his family, his skills definitely paved the way for him in terms of fame and fortune. Over the years, his income has also grown exponentially as his estimated net worth currently sits at $14 million, a truly impressive figure.
Personal life: married, wife
As with most of the NFL’s top players, their private lives are usually deeply hidden from the public, which we haven’t yet figured out, but it’s their personal lives, it’s assumed they have the right to decide whether whether or not they want to make certain aspects of their lives public.
With Sebastian, the story is similar to Little is known about his relationship, but among other things it is known that he is a married man and his wife’s name is Lori Janikowski. According to reports, he and Lori started dating in 2003 and got married in 2008. Together, the couple have two adorable daughters who are twins. Their names are Mila Janikowski and Vi Janikowski. Interestingly, the couple are expecting their third child who is also a girl.
Weight and height
Contact sports such as American football is not for the timid or the unfit, it is a sport that requires a certain size and bulk if one does well as a player, as it can certainly get messy on the playing field. For Sebastian, he is well equipped for the demanding nature of the sport as he has the right body type (with a height of 6.2m and a weight of 240lbs) to favorably face equally tough opponents. .
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