The Green Bay Packers signed K JJ Molson to the practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021.
Re-signed by Green Bay on Jan. 26, 2021…Spent the last two weeks of the 2020 regular season and both playoff games on the Packers' practice squad after being signed on Dec. 22…Originally signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad on Dec. 4, 2020, before being waived on Dec. 7...Served as the Bruins' primary placekicker in all four of his collegiate seasons (2016-19), appearing in 49 games…Made 51 of 74 career field-goal attempts (68.9 pct.) with a long of 51 yards and 150 of 151 PATs (99.3 pct.)…Also registered 145 touchbacks on 266 kickoffs (54.5 pct.)…His 51 made FGs are tied for No. 6 in school history, while his 304 career points also rank No. 6…Converted 90 consecutive extra-point attempts to conclude his career as a Bruin…Saw action in all 12 games as a senior in 2019, scoring 64 points on 8 of 14 FGs (57.1 pct.) and 40 of 40 PATs (100.0 pct.)…Also recorded 53 touchbacks on 61 kickoffs (86.7 pct.)…Tied a career high with eight made PATs at Washington State (Sept. 21) while kicking off 11 times with 10 touchbacks…Made a season-long 49-yard FG attempt, to go along with a 43-yard make, at Stanford (Oct. 17)…Played in all 12 games as a junior in 2018, converting 14 of 19 FG attempts (73.7 pct.) and 35 of 35 PATs (100.0 pct.)…Was an honorable mention All-Pacific-12 selection by the league's coaches…Winner of UCLA's Tommy Protho Award for outstanding special teams play…Was a perfect 10 of 10 on FG attempts under 44 yards and 13 of 15 on attempts under 50 yards, with three of his misses coming on attempts of 52 yards or longer…Finished No. 4 in the Pac-12 in FGs made per game (1.17) and No. 6 in kick scoring per game (6.4 pts.)…Recorded 38 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs (63.3 pct.)…Connected on his first career 50-yard FG at Colorado (Sept. 28) while making all three of his FG attempts on the day…Scored a season-high 13 points by going 3 of 3 on FGs and 4 of 4 on PATs at California (Oct. 13)…Made two FGs in the final seven minutes of UCLA's 34-27 win vs. USC (Nov. 17), including a 48-yarder…Kicked in all 13 games as a sophomore in 2017, converting 17 of 21 FG attempts (81.1 pct.) and 49 of 50 PATs (98.0 pct.)…Also notched 18 touchbacks on 58 kickoffs (31.0 pct.)…His 81.0 field-goal percentage ranked No. 3 in the Pac-12, while his 100 points ranked No. 11 among all Pac-12 players…His 17 made FGs tied for No. 12 in school single-season history…Converted all eight of his PATs vs. Hawai'i (Sept. 9), a season high…Kicked a season-long 45-yard FG at Stanford (Sept. 23)…Scored a season-high 14 points in a 44-37 win vs. Arizona State (Nov. 11)…Made his first game-winning field goal, a 37-yarder, vs. California (Nov. 24) with four seconds remaining, giving UCLA a 30-27 win and bowl eligibility…Served as the primary placekicker and kickoff man as a true freshman in 2016, converting 12 of 20 FG attempts (60.0 pct.) with a long of 49 yards…Also was a perfect 27 of 27 on PATs (100.0 pct.) and recorded 20 touchbacks on 61 kickoffs (32.8 pct.)…Opened his collegiate career by making 3 of 4 FGs and his lone PAT for a season-high 10 points at Texas A&M (Sept. 3)…Kicked a 48-yard FG at Colorado (Nov. 3) and a season-long 49-yarder vs. Oregon State (Nov. 12)...Earned a degree in sociology…Played two years of high school football at the Selwyn House School in Westmount, Quebec, competing as a kicker, punter and cornerback…Was the second Canadian high school player selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl…Also played soccer, hockey, basketball, golf and tennis while in high school…Was heavily involved in UCLA's Team IMPACT chapter, spending time and visiting with a young cancer patient…Is an eighth-generation descendant of John Molson, the founder of North America's oldest brewery in 1786…His grandfather was once the owner of the Montreal Canadiens…Given name John Frederick Molson; born in Montreal, Canada.
