michael nugent (born march 2, 1982) is an american football placekicker who is currently a free agent. he played college football for ohio state university, and was twice recognized as a consensus all-american. he was drafted by the new york jets in the second round of the 2005 nfl draft, and has also played for the tampa bay buccaneers, arizona cardinals, cincinnati bengals, dallas cowboys, chicago bears, oakland raiders, and new england patriots.