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Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How many Michigan State football players signed as NFL undrafted free agents?
Michigan State football had one player selected in the NFL draft, offensive lineman Luke Newman going in the sixth round to the Chicago Bears. He was the only Spartan taken in the three-day, seven-round, 257-pick draft that wrapped up Saturday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. However, two former MSU players who left the program also got drafted: defensive tackle Derrick Harmon (Oregon) was taken by Pittsburgh in the first round with the No. 21 pick, and wide receiver Ricky White (UNLV), who was the star of MSU's win over Michigan in 2020 before transferring to UNLV, went to Seattle in the seventh round. Advertisement But the draft isn't the only path to a pro football future. Here is a look at another MSU player who is attempting to make the NFL as an undrafted free agent. Jonathan Kim, K: Chicago Bears Michigan State's Jonathan Kim makes a field goal against Iowa in the second quarter on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The North Carolina transfer, who handled place-kicking and kickoff duty at MSU for the past two seasons, signed with the Bears and will join Newman in the Windy City. Kim earned second-team All-Big Ten last season after making 19 of his 21 field-goal attempts (90.5%), with a career-high six in the Spartans' win over Iowa on Oct. 19, the most in a single game in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2024 and also a modern-day Big Ten and MSU single-game record. Advertisement In 2023, the native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was an All-Big Ten honorable mention after making 13-of-18 field goal attempts (72.2%), which included a 58-yarder at Iowa that is a Kinnick Stadium record and the fourth-longest field goal in MSU history. Contact Chris Solari: csolari@ Follow him @chrissolari. Subscribe to the "Spartan Speak" podcast for new episodes weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State undrafted free agents: Tracking signings for Spartans
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Spartans standout kicker reportedly signs NFL deal as undrafted free agent
Spartans standout kicker reportedly signs NFL deal as undrafted free agent Jonathan Kim was an all-time great kicker with Michigan State and will now have the opportunity to continue his career with the Chicago Bears Source: The #Bears are signing former Michigan State kicker Jonathan Kim. Was 19 of 21 on field goals at Michigan State last season. — Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) April 26, 2025 Michigan State standout kicker Jonathan Kim is heading to the NFL. Kim has reportedly signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported the signing shortly after the draft came to an end on Saturday evening. Kim was a star kicker for the Spartans during his two years at Michigan State. In his two years with the Spartans after transferring from North Carolina, Kim hit 39 of 41 extra point attempts and 32 of 39 field goal attempts. He finished his career ranked No. 1 in Michigan State history in field-goal percentage at 82.1 percent. Kim will join former Michigan State teammate Luke Newman on the Chicago Bears. Newman was selected by the Bears in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, and was the lone Spartan to be picked in this year's draft. Stay with Spartans Wire for additional post-NFL Draft coverage over the next few days. Kim is the first of what should be many Michigan State players to sign undrafted free agent deals. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
New Russian-US crew arrives safely on ISS
US astronaut Jonathan Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have arrived at the International Space Station after blasting off from Russia's Baikonur spaceport earlier on Tuesday. Russian space agency Roscosmos reported that the Soyuz rocket carrying the three had blasted off from the spaceport in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning. The docking took place some three hours later. The new crew make up Expedition 73 aboard the ISS and will spend 245 days - around eight months – conducting research. Two space walks are planned in addition to numerous experiments. The trio will join the current ISS team, known as Expedition 72, which includes astronauts from the United States, Japan and Russia. The mission is Ryzhikov's third space mission, while Kim and Zubritsky are on their first.
Al Jazeera
08-04-2025
- Science
- Al Jazeera
Russian and US crew blasts off in Soyuz rocket bound for ISS
A Russian rocket carrying a crew from the United States and Russia has docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47am (05:47 GMT) on Tuesday. Space flight remains a rare avenue of cooperation between the US and Russia, with ties having broken down after Moscow unleashed its war in Ukraine in February 2022. With NASA's Jonathan Kim and Russian astronauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky on board, the vessel docked with the ISS some hours later, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said. The mission of the latest Soyuz launch is to carry out 50 scientific experiments in space, Roscosmos said, before returning to Earth on December 9. Docking confirmed: the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which launched from Earth just a few hours ago, officially docked to the @Space_Station at 4:57am ET (0857 UTC). Stay tuned as we greet the station's newest crew members; coverage starts at 7am ET (1100 UTC). — NASA (@NASA) April 8, 2025The Soyuz rocket was decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. However, despite the continued cooperation in space flight, the US and other Western countries have ceased other partnerships with Roscosmos as part of the slew of sanctions placed on Russia due to the war. President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who is trying to spur a reset in US-Russia ties and held talks in Washington last week, said Tuesday's launch was the latest example of an enduring space exploration relationship which traces its history to 1975. That was when the first crewed international space mission carried out jointly by the US and the Soviet Union saw an Apollo and a Soyuz dock in space. That mission, which featured the first international handshake in space, was a symbol of Cold War detente. 'Russian and US cooperation in the space industry continues today,' Dmitriev said, posting a video on his official Telegram channel of the rocket blasting off. Dmitriev added that Moscow might also supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Russia's space programme, which for decades has been a source of great pride, has been suffering for years from a chronic lack of funding, corruption scandals and failures. The Luna-25 probe, the country's first moon mission in almost 50 years, crashed on the moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres in August 2023. Moscow has begun expanding its space cooperation with other countries, including China, which remains the only country to land a probe on the dark side of the moon. With the ISS nearing the end of its service life, Russia has also announced plans to start its own space station. The first two modules are expected to launch in 2027.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MSU K Jonathan Kim heading to NFL Combine
Michigan State kicker Jonathan Kim is heading to the NFL Combine. Kim was the lone Spartan on this past year's team to receive an invite to the NFL Combine -- which were sent out earlier this week. Kim was not originally included on the list of invitees posted on but Michigan State Football's official X account posted about his invitation to the scouting event on Friday. J Kim's heading to Indy! — Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) February 14, 2025 Kim was money for the Spartans kicking game the past two seasons after transferring from North Carolina. In his two years with the Spartans, Kim hit 39 of 41 extra point attempts and 32 of 39 field goal attempts. He finished his career ranked No. 1 in Michigan State history in field-goal percentage at 82.1 percent. This past season, Kim earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches, media and Associated Press. He also was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, which is given annually to the nation's best placekicker. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinions. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: MSU K Jonathan Kim heading to NFL Combine
