Early life and non-professional career

Being born and raised in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Suisham went to the Holy Family Catholic School at first. Soon after that he attended the Wallaceburg District Secondary school where he became the 1999 offensive Most Valuable Player or MVP as it is commonly referred to. A year before that, in 1998, Shaun managed to kick two field goals which helped his team in becoming the league champions. This was accomplishment that was last achieved all the way back in 1968.

His college career began when he attended the Bowling Green State University. He redshirted his freshman year for both eligibility purposes and because he got injured during a practice in the spring. He was back on the active roster all the way from 2001 to 2004. Prior to becoming a professional he was the all-time leading scorer of the football team of the Falcons. He had 361 points to his name and also managed to break a lot of records with a total of 45 field goals and 31 touchbacks.

Professional career

Shaun Suisham’s professional career started off back in 2005 when he was signed by the team of the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent who hasn’t been drafted. He was waived from the team on the 28th of August and joined the Dallas Cowboys shortly after on the 24th of October, 2005. He went on playing for the team until the 12th of October, 2006 when he was released. It wasn’t long before Shaun was offered a contract from the Washington Redskins which he signed on the 22nd of November the same year.

In 2009 on the 1st of December, Shaun was once again signed by the Dallas Cowboys. The team, having understood what he is capable of offered him an increase in the salary. However, Suisham wasn’t really into playing for them and he re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers once again. He is still currently playing for this team. Suisham definitely has a lot of impressive stats throughout his career. He’s got 211 field goals out of 251 attempts, which nets him a success rate of about 84.11% which is something to be proud of. He’s also got 139 touchbacks and 53 long field goals.

Personal Life

Shaun is married to Erin Suisham and they have a daughter named Sienna. Interestingly enough, Shaun is one of the most valuable picks in the majority of fantasy leagues. His amazing stats surely have a lot to do with it. Another interesting fact is that Shaun along with Sebastian Janikowski are the first placekickers in the history of the NFL that managed to get four field goals of 40 yards in one single game.