When you make, it you get a dap; when you miss it, you get silence. The distant cousin of quarterbacks, placekickers are a special breed. Oftentimes practicing alone, they talk to themselves since they're usually they’re their own biggest fan and simultaneously their biggest critic. They’re usually hyper sensitive of their surroundings—be it wind direction, field conditions or who knows what else. Being the kicker at Miami, you have to bring a bit of your own unique swagger—a quality Michael Badgley has done for four seasons at The U.
Born and raised in Summit, New Jersey, Badgley attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.