Pittsburgh Steeler Nick Sciba hits every kick in NFL debut
On Friday, Nick Sciba was back home in Clover, SC working a job at a seafood market and coaching high schoolers the fine art of kicking a ball between two goal posts. After spending much of the preseason as a camp kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he didn’t stick on with the team for the regular season. That left him waiting for a call to the NFL that may have never come. But, following an injury to starter Chris Boswell, Sciba was back.
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Just two days later, the former Demon Deacon was in Philadelphia taking his first career kicks in the league. He was a perfect 3-3, nailing field goals from 28 and 38 yards while converting his only PAT attempt in the loss.
“It felt great. Loved every second of it,” Sciba told the Tribune-Review after the game. “I hate the outcome, but I was glad I was able to help the team.”
In his four-year career at Wake Forest, Sciba at one point held the NCAA career field goal percentage record, recording 80 field goals and 193 extra points with the Deacs. With a final conversion rate of 89.9%, Sciba is now No. 2 in college football history. With the confidence from his college success, Sciba was ready to perform at the highest level.
“I don’t think I was too nervous,” he said. “I just wanted to go out there and do a good job today for the team.”
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With Boswell likely to return to the field, Sciba will once again become a free agent, but one never knows when the call will come again. It could come this season due to another injury, or Sciba will take another stab at making a roster this upcoming summer. Regardless, after being one of the best kickers in college football, Sciba will now have those NFL points to add to his resume.
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