Taylor Russolino
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Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 23, 1989 Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Archbishop Rummel (LA) | ||||||||||||
| College | Millsaps | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Taylor Russolino (born May 23, 1989) is an American gridiron football placekicker. He kicked an XFL-record 58-yard field goal during the 2020 XFL season.
A native of Metairie, Louisiana, Russolino did not play football until his senior year of high school. Originally a soccer player, Russolino was approached by the high school football coach and soccer coach to kick for the football team as their normal kicker was playing in a baseball playoff tournament.[1] After participating in a Ray Guy kicking camp, he dropped soccer after receiving advice from NFL kicker John Carney to pursue a football career.[2]
Russolino played college football at Millsaps College at the Division III level, where he was a three-time all-conference selection, and setting multiple kicking records for the program.