Watch: 'Tokyo Toe' UDFA call from Raiders who inspired his football journey
Raiders UDFA kicker Kansei Matsuzawa aka 'The Tokyo Toe' got the call from the team that inspired him to pick up a football. It's a must watch.
The best thing about watching the NFL Draft is seeing football prospects get the call from the GM and coach of the team drafting them. It's raw human emotion and it's what we love to see. Well, that extends to undrafted free agents as well.
For Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa, the call he received meant a bit mor than just getting called to the NFL. The call came from the Raiders which, as the story goes, is the team that inspired him to start playing football in the first place. Here he is getting that call.
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com/7LLUEaC03P ā NFL (@NFL) April 27, 2026 Nicknamed 'The Tokyo Toe', the Japanese kicker prospect came into the process known for hitting 93% of his kicks last season, including 18 straight. He was also known for his story which was that it was a Raiders game in Oakland in 2018 at the age of 19 that inspired him to pick up a football and give kicking a try. From there he taught himself how to kick while saving up money working at a steakhouse in Japan.