Kaare
Vedvik
#16 Punter
Kaare
Vedvik
#16 Punter
Height 6'3
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1994-03-16 (30)
Born Norway
School Marshall
Status GLO
Punts 50
Punting Average 44.2
Net Yards 1699
Longest 62

ACQUIRED:
Traded from the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for American quarterback Antonio Pipkin on August 13, 2023.

CURRENT SEASON STATS
Games Played: 11
Total Punts: 55
Total Punt Yards: 2,365
Average Punt Distance: 43
Longest Punt: 62
Total Kickoffs: 4
Total Kickoff Yards: 253
Average Kickoff Distance: 63.25
Longest Kickoff: 75
Special Teams Tackles: 3

CAREER
2023: Spent time with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before being traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 13/23…Has appeared in 10 games for Hamilton…Made his Ticats debut in week 11 against Edmonton on Aug. 17/23…Recorded six punts for 241 total yards (166 net) with his longest going 62 yards…Also recorded two kickoffs for 128 total yards, with his longest going 75 yards in week 13 against Toronto, on Sept. 4/23.
Playoffs: Played in the Eastern Semi-Final recording five punts for 257 yards and one special teams tackle in Montreal on Nov. 4/23.

2022: Played in all 18 regular season games for Saskatchewan and recorded 107 punts for 4,761 net yards (44.5 yards/punt), with four landing inside the 10-yard line…Added 20 kickoffs for 1,334 yards. His average of 66.7 yards per kickoff was the third highest in the league.

2021:Spent time with the NFL’s Washington Football Team and Jacksonville Jaguars…Drafted by Saskatchewan in the second round of the 2021 CFL Global draft in April…Joined the Riders in October 2021…he played four regular season games for the Green and White after joining the team midseason. He recorded 28 punts for 1,287 yards, averaging 46 yards per punt.
Playoffs: Vedvik saw action in the West Semi-Final and the West Final, averaging 35.5 yards on eight punts.

2020: Spent time with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and the Washington Football Team.

2019: Spent time with the Baltimore Ravens…In the Ravens’ 2019 preseason opener on Aug. 8/19, he made all four of his field goals, including a 55-yard try…Joined the New York Jets in September starting in their week one matchup against the Buffalo Bills…Joined the Cincinnati Bengals December.

2018: Signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL
College: Vedvik played five collegiate seasons at Marshall. As a senior in 2017, he punted 59 times for 2,597 yards and a 44.0-yard average…Vedvik made national headlines for a 92-yard punt against Old Dominion which is the seventh-longest in FBS history and the longest by an FBS punter in 45 years.

Seasons

Punting

YEAR TEAM GP NO NET YDS GROSS YDS AVG LG
2021
SSK 4 28 1058 1287 46.0 75
2022
SSK 18 107 3871 4761 44.5 78
2023
HAM 10 50 1699 2208 44.2 62
Total
32 185 6628 8256 44.6 215

Kicking

YEAR TEAM GP FGM FGA % LG C1 M C1 A PTS
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Game Log

Punting

DATE WEEK OPP NO NET YDS GROSS YDS AVG LG
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0

Kicking

DATE WEEK OPP FGM FGA % LG C1 M C1 A PTS
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0