Editing Nate Kaeding (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Nate Kaeding
| image        = Nate Kaeding 2011.jpg
| alt          =
| caption      = Kaeding with the San Diego Chargers in 2011
| number       = 10, 9
| position     = [[Placekicker]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Iowa City, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 0
| weight_lb    = 187
| high_school  = [[Iowa City West High School|Iowa City West]]
| college      = [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] (2000–2003)
| draftyear    = 2004
| draftround   = 3
| draftpick    = 65
| pastteams    = * [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|2004|2012}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] (2012)
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
| pastcoaching = * [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2019}}) <br> Kicking consultant
| highlights   = * First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2009 All-Pro Team|2009]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]])
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2010 Pro Bowl|2009]])
* [[List of National Football League annual scoring leaders|NFL scoring leader]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2004|2004]])
* [[Lou Groza Award]] (2002)
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]])
* First-team All-American ([[2002 College Football All-America Team|2002]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2002]], [[2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2003]])
| statlabel1   = [[Field goal]]s made
| statvalue1   = 181
| statlabel2   = Field goals attempted
| statvalue2   = 210
| statlabel3   = Field goal percentage
| statvalue3   = 86.2%
| statlabel4   = Longest field goal
| statvalue4   = 57
| statlabel5   = [[Conversion (gridiron football)|Extra points]] made
| statvalue5   = 352
| statlabel6   = Extra points attempted
| statvalue6   = 354
| statlabel7   = Extra point percentage
| statvalue7   = 99.4%
| statlabel8   = Points scored
| statvalue8   = 895
| pfr          = K/kaedinat01 
}}

'''Nathaniel James Kaeding''' (born March 26, 1982) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[placekicker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa Hawkeyes]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors and winning the [[Lou Groza Award]]. He was selected in the third round of the [[2004 NFL draft]] by the [[San Diego Chargers]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}}</ref> where he played for nine seasons.

During his career, he was twice named both to the [[Pro Bowl]] and the [[All-Pro]] team. However, he struggled in the playoffs, making just 8 of 15 (53.3%) field goals. He was released by San Diego midway through the 2012 season after a groin injury. He finished the season with the [[Miami Dolphins]] before retiring.