Nick Setta
Encyclopedia
Nicholas Setta is a player in the Canadian Football League
and is currently a free agent. His primary position is kicker/punter and is classified under CFL rules as an import player.
as an undrafted free-agent on May 13, 2004. He also served time with Tampa Bay, Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo.
On December 12, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
of the CFL
. He scored a league leading 167 points in his first year in Canada. He was also named a CFL All-Star.
Setta was one of Hamilton's captains in the 2009 season.
Setta was released by the Ti-Cats on January 29, 2010.
where he successfully completed 46 of 66 field goal attempts, the second highest field goal total in Notre Dame football
history.
. While at Lockport High, he set the Illinois high school football record for longest field goal (59 yards). He also set the school record of 6'10" in the high jump, won 2 state titles as a member of the Lockport Porters cross country team, and won a state title in the 800m long distance run.
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and is currently a free agent. His primary position is kicker/punter and is classified under CFL rules as an import player.
Professional career
Setta was signed by the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
as an undrafted free-agent on May 13, 2004. He also served time with Tampa Bay, Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo.
On December 12, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
of the CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
. He scored a league leading 167 points in his first year in Canada. He was also named a CFL All-Star.
Setta was one of Hamilton's captains in the 2009 season.
Setta was released by the Ti-Cats on January 29, 2010.
College career
Nick played four seasons (2000–03) at the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
where he successfully completed 46 of 66 field goal attempts, the second highest field goal total in Notre Dame football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
history.
High school
Nick attended Lockport Township High School in Lockport, IllinoisLockport, Illinois
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, that incorporated in 1853. Lockport is located in northeastern Illinois, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, and north of Joliet, at locks connecting Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal with the Des Plaines River via the Lockport...
. While at Lockport High, he set the Illinois high school football record for longest field goal (59 yards). He also set the school record of 6'10" in the high jump, won 2 state titles as a member of the Lockport Porters cross country team, and won a state title in the 800m long distance run.
Records
- longest punt in Hamilton Tiger-Cats History (97 yards, two times, 2008, 2009)
- highest career average yards per kickoff in Hamilton Tiger Cats history (60.2)
- highest single game punting average in CFL history (64.7 yards)