Kaare Vedvik (CORE-ee VED-vick;[1] born March 16, 1994) is a Norwegian professional gridiron football placekicker and punter who is a free agent.
He played college football at Marshall and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Vedvik was born and raised in Norway to a Nigerian immigrant father and Norwegian mother[2] and he first came in contact with American football when he joined the Stavanger based team AFC Show in 2011.
[5] Vedvik became Marshall's punter in 2016, and was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on November 1, 2016.
[11][12] On August 11, 2019, Vedvik was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
[23][24][25] Vedvik signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team on October 9, 2020.
[33] On August 13, 2023, it was announced that Vedvik had been traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for Antonio Pipkin.
[33] To begin the 2024 season, Vedvik was placed on the practice roster as Nik Constantinou became the punter for the Tiger-Cats.