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Bjorn Merten is an American former college football placekicker who played for the UCLA Bruins. He was a consensus All-American in 1993 as a freshman.

Early life
Merten attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. He played both kicker and quarterback in high school. He originally planned on continuing the family tradition of attending the United States Naval Academy. Merten wanted to be a pilot in the Navy but failed a depth perception test. As a result, he decided to instead attend the University of California, Los Angeles. ==College career==
College career
Merten was a four-year letterman for the UCLA Bruins from 1993 to 1996. He won the starting kicking job only four days before the start of his fresman year. As a freshman in 1993, he converted 20 of 25 field goals and 31 of 34 extra points. Merten was named a consensus All-American for the 1993 season. He scored 12 of 21 field goals and 24 of 26 extra points in 1994. He garnered first-team All-Pac-10 recognition for the 1996 season. ==Professional career==
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 1997 NFL draft, Merten attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Washington Redskins but was not signed. ==References==
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