Tony Yelk attended high school in Poynette Wisconsin. He is a National Football League

National Football League

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 place kicker. He is currently a free agent. Yelk left high school as a highly decorated prep. He attended college on athletic scholarhship and played college football

College football

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 at Iowa State University

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. Yelk was a 4 year letter winner for the Cyclones. He was an All-Big XII conference and Freshmen All-American performer during his tenure with the Cyclones.

Yelk signed with the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 after graduating from ISU. He spent part of his rookie year on the Falcons

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 practice squad. He continued his playing career with the Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars

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 in 2007. Yelk signed with the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

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 of the Canadian Football League

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 in 2008.

He is currently the Founder of Elite Kicking Solutions (EKS). Elite Kicking Solutions provides professional specialty instruction to aspiring athletes through camps, group sessions and private lessons throughout the country. Yelk speaks at various coaching clinics and is a special teams consultant. EKS is based out of Atlanta, Ga.