He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, the Sacramento Mountain Lions in the UFL and the Philadelphia Soul, Iowa Barnstormers and Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL.

[citation needed] After graduating high school, Scaccia received a football scholarship offer from the University of South Carolina, but turned it down after his mother was in a serious car accident and required his care.

[1] From 2005 to 2007, Scaccia played with the Fort Pierce Fire in the South States Football League (SSFL) as their starting placekicker and punter.

][1] Scaccia played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) from February to July 2010, where he made 90% of his placekicks.

Scaccia was invited to an open tryout for the United Football League (UFL) in Las Vegas and was ultimately signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions.

[citation needed] On December 21, 2010, Scaccia was invited to a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL) and was signed to the practice squad immediately.