Mark Moseley.
Mark Moseley was the last starting placekicker who was a straight on kicker. Steve Cox, who kicked off, punted , and kicked very long field goals was the last of any kind.
Most teams have a "walk on" practice date, where random people are allowed to walk into the practice field and do a quick round of tryouts to see if they can make the team.
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According to Sports Illustrated, the average kicker/punter salary is $868,005. Viking's punter Chris Kluwe is the highest paid specialist in the NFL at about $5 mil.