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This Latino Kicker Is So Good, An NFL Team Made An Unusual Move Just To Get Him

By May 3, 2016 at 4:15 pm

Meet Roberto Aguayo. He’s the dude in the middle. In case you’re wondering why he’s flanked by two big football players…

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It’s because they’re teammates. Well, they were teammates. For the past three years, Aguayo was a kicker for Florida State University.

Last year's success is today's expectation.

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And he was just drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Welcome to Tampa Bay, Roberto Aguayo! #BucsDraft #SiegetheDay #BOOM

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Most NFL teams don’t draft kickers in the second round. But Aguayo was too good to pass up.

How good was he in college?

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REALLY GOOD. Over his career, Aguayo was perfect (49 out of 49) for field goals inside 40 yards. Oh, and he also made all 198 of his extra point kicks.

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Basically, Aguayo is the most accurate kicker in college football history.

He’s pretty good at paper football, too.

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That’s Aguayo having a little fun with ACC Digital Network reporter Jeff Fischel, who challenged the young kicker to a game of paper football. Aguayo’s first “kick” was straight up the middle and hit Fischel between his eyes. How’s that for aim?

Aguayo credits his father, an immigrant from Mexico, for helping him become a beast at kicking.

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Aguayo, who excelled at soccer and football, says his father built an H-shaped goal in their backyard that served as both a soccer goal and a football goal post. Once Aguayo decided to focus strictly on football, he was able to practice his kicking at home.

The 21-year-old kicker cites his father’s work ethic as an inspiration.

Throwback to my early goon days! Mean muggin since day one lol

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Aguayo’s father grew up on a ranch near Leon, Guanajuato, in Mexico and decided to move to the U.S. when he was 18. He eventually settled in Florida. His goal, like many immigrants, was to make enough money to support himself and send money back to his family.

Although his father put in long hours at a tree farm, Aguayo told ESPN that his father still made time for him on days off: “I just wanted to hang by the pool with my friends, but he’d wake us up early, at 6 o’clock. He’s out in the sun all day [at work], so I’m surprised he had the energy, and that motivated me. When people ask me how I have such a strong leg and this ability, I go back to those days.”

Aguayo also told Sports Illustrated he respects his father for making tough sacrifices.

La Familia has arrived in Cali, getting closer and closer to the biggest game of my career!

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“He came over illegally, and there are a lot of people who do that, but they do that for a better life. There was no money over there. My uncle [living in Mexico] will work and make about $10 a day, and that’s not enough to support the family. My dad wanted to have something better for my family.”

Soon, Aguayo will be reunited with former FSU teammate Jameis Winston, who is the starting quarterback for Tampa Bay.

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What will Florida State do to replace their star kicker? They’ve already recruited Roberto’s younger brother, Ricky.

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READ: Meet The 21-Year-Old Pitcher From Mexico Who Is Already Becoming A Baseball Star

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Oddly, Ted Cruz Telling A Kid He Deserves A Spanking Is The Most Likable Thing About Him

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Oddly, Ted Cruz Telling A Kid He Deserves A Spanking Is The Most Likable Thing About Him

By Fidel Martinez May 3, 2016 at 4:48 pm

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“You know, in my household, when a child behaves that way, they get a spanking.”

Ted Cruz — who may or may not be the Zodiac Killer and is definitely not the Devil himself — is facing backlash from both sides after telling a 12-year-old kid that he deserved a spanking during a campaign stop in Indiana. But, like, to Ted Cruz’s credit, the 12-year-old was kind of, sort of, being a d*ck.

Listen, OF COURSE corporal punishment/spanking kids is not an OK thing, and science overwhelmingly shows that spanking has long-term negative effects. BUUUUT the kid was kind of being an *sshole for yelling “you suck!” and “I don’t care!” at the candidate. Also, it’s possible that the pubescent heckler is a Donald Trump supporter, which means his parents probably also support Donald Trump, which means that he’s likely to grow up to be the kind of person who’d chalk things like “deport them all” in front of a college’s Latino cultural center (assuming that he goes to college in the first place, of course). Cruz is right: That’s just bad parenting.

If anything, this hilarious incident challenges the popularly held opinion that Cruz is a robot. It’s clear the heckler got under his skin, and the Texas Senator reacted accordingly. Cruz telling a kid he deserves a spanking is the biggest case for Cruz having a pulse to date. So, congrats, Ted. You’ll likely never convince America to vote for you, but you’ve at least convinced me that you’re capable of human emotion.

Again, spanking or physically striking a child is never OK and is despicable behavior, and this by no means is an endorsement of that type of discipline.*

*Even though I was spanked as a kid and I turned out to be a functional member of society (save for the random but frequent bouts of anger and crippling anxiety, of course).

READ: Ted Cruz’s Roommate Admits The GOP Candidate Is The Worst Possible College Roommate

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