Kight joined an Augusta, Georgia semi-pro football team in 1996 and received a tryout with the San Diego Chargers after making a 63-yard field goal.[2] He signed with the Chargers on April 23, 1996.[3] He was later released on August 14, 1996.[3]
Kight signed with the Dallas Cowboys on April 15, 1997.[3] He was released on August 12, 1997.[3]
Kight was signed by the Washington Redskins on February 11, 1998.[3] He was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Rhein Fire.[3] He converted five of 12 field goals and also posted one special teams tackle for the Fire during the 1998 NFL Europe season.[1] On July 20, 1998, the Redskins placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list.[3] Kight was released by the Redskins on September 22, 1998.[3]
Kight signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 7, 1999, but was soon waived on April 19, 1999.[3]
Kight was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on April 20, 1999.[3] He was later released on August 25, 1999.[3]
Through the first four games of the 1999 NFL season, Indianapolis Colts placekicker Mike Vanderjagt and punter Hunter Smith had shared kickoff duties.[4] On October 13, 1999, Kight signed with the Colts as a kickoff specialist and handled kickoff duties for the remainder of the season.[3][4] He played in 12 games for the Colts that year, kicking off 66 times for 4,246 yards (64 yard average) and nine touchbacks while posting one assisted tackle.[5] He also appeared in one playoff game that year and kicked off five times for 271 yards (54 yard average) and two touchbacks.[5] In 2000, he was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Fire again.[3] He appeared in five games for Rhein during the 2000 NFL Europe season, converting three of five field goals (including a league record 56-yarder) before suffering a season-ending knee injury.[1][4] Kight played in all 16 games for the Colts during the 2000 NFL season, recording 87 kickoffs for 5,619 yards (65 yard average) and 13 touchbacks.[5] The Baltimore Sun later reported that "39 of Kight's 85 [sic] kickoffs" reached the endzone in 2000, which was the second-best ratio in the NFL.[2] He also kicked off six times for 403 yards (67 yard average) and two touchbacks in one playoff game.[5] Kight was released by the Colts the next year on August 21, 2001.[3]
Kight signed with the Baltimore Ravens on October 23, 2001.[3] He played in ten games for the Ravens, kicking off 48 times for 2,909 yards (61 yard average) and six touchbacks.[5] He also appeared in two playoff games for the Ravens, kicking off eight times for 494 yards and a 62 yard average.[5] Kight became a free agent after the 2001 season and re-signed with the Ravens.[3] He was released on August 31, 2002.[3]
Kight was signed by the New York Jets on May 2, 2003.[3] He was released on August 18, 2003.[3]
Kight played for the Louisville Fire of the af2 from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2008.[6][7][8][9]
Kight signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) on February 25, 2005.[10] He played in one game for the Rattlers, converting one of three extra points while missing one field goal.[1][11]
On February 18, 2006, Kight signed with the AFL's Columbus Destroyers as an emergency kicker after Mark Lewis was placed on emergency hold.[12] Kight was waived on February 20 after Lewis returned.[12] Kight re-signed with Columbus as an emergency kicker again on February 23, but was waived again on February 27.[12] He was signed as an emergency kicker for the third time on March 2, and was waived for the final time on March 6, 2006.[12] Overall, Kight played in three games for the Destroyers during the 2006 season, converting two of six field goals and 15 of 17 extra points while also posting one solo tackle.[1][11]