Steven Matt Bryant (born May 21, 1975 in Orange,
Texas) is an American football placekicker in the
National Football League for the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers.
After playing football and baseball at Bridge City
High School in Bridge City, Texas, Bryant would go
on to attend Trinity Valley Community College in
Athens, Texas where he was a two time NJCAA
All-American and a member of the 1994 national
championship team. He then signed with Oregon State
University, later transferring to Baylor University
where he ranks seventh in all-time scoring list with
105 points (21 field goals and 42 extra points) also
his 21 field goals place him fifth in Bears history
and hit 42-42 extra points to set the school record
with a 100 percent success rate. After graduating,
he went undrafted, and worked for several years at a
pawn shop, and then as a personal trainer. He had
brief stints with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena
Football League and the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL
Europe.
