Damn dude, I had no idea about how deep his story was. From cut to Pro Bowler, this is awesome

Koo DEFINENTLY deserves this video. LEGEND and TRAILBLAZER!

even at his lowest, tries to learn from it. Respect

still remember him in highschool kicking the ball on kick off into backyards and onto the streets at Ridgewood Highschool. Will never forget his work ethic, first in, last out. Nobody more deserving

I'd love to see more Asians in football. I was a kicker in HS and in college, the first Latino starting kicker in D-II, and my dream was to play in the NFL. I didn't make it, but I did have two teams look at me, the Buccaneers and the Colts, and it was one of the most exciting times in my life. I can just imagine what a whirlwind it's been for Koo, working so hard and then getting a second chance, and he's definitely made the best of it.

As a 49er faithful…I love these type of stories. Much props to Koo, I wish him a great career in the NFL.

Makes me proud as an Asian American, he will be the inspiration to come for future Asian American athletes!

I still remember hearing on Talk Radio he had death threats for missing those 3 field goals. What a great inspirational story. Thanks for sharing it!

Me and Koo used to go to the club all the time back at georgia southern! Go Eagles!

He’s so damn good glad he’s getting some shine

Props to Koo, for having overcome language barriers at school and failures at Chargers. He's somewhat struggling these days, but I believe he can get over it. A fan from South Korea.

Koo is awesome, a ton of respect for the guy. Glad to see kickers like him get the respect they deserve. Hes been great for a while.

I wish Younghoe Koo the best of luck with his NFL career.

Chargers fan here. We had to cut him. You just can't keep a kicker after he misses two clutch kicks to open the season. When I first saw him on the Falcons, I was genuinely surprised to see him in an NFL uniform. I've followed his career ever since. Man's become one of my favorite dudes in the league.

구영회 선수! 대한민국 NFL 팬들이 진심으로 응원하고 있습니다!! 화이팅!!

Loved watching this dude rise up from the Semi pros to making it In the NFL

As a falcons fan, I'm really happy Koo is getting the credit he deserves

Reminds me of Kobe airballing against the Jazz his rookie year and coming back from failure. Respect, Younghoe Koo #mambamentality

Being Asian I felt compelled to pick Koo in every one of my fantasy drafts this past season 😂

Now this man's an inspiration. Best of luck and success for Koo!

Kickers are clutch in a game and sometimes don’t get as much love. I admire that Koo is intentionally looking at ESL individuals and hosting camps to grow the sport. Hes got a good career ahead of him but the NFL films curse creeping in after a hard day but he’ll bounce back 💪🏼

Wish he stayed on the Pats for more than a couple weeks on the Practice Squad, but I love that he’s had so much success. He dominated in the AAF for its short tenure, and is exactly the reason why Minor leagues should exist

This guy is an Atlanta LEGEND!

As Korean football lover, I'm so proud of KOO.

This dude comes in clutch so much 💯

He was given a second chance after the disasterous stint with the Chargers and he's made the most of it. Kudos! 👍

Best of luck from Ireland Koo 🍀🙌

There is no success....without fail. Let's go Koo!

From a Patriots fan. Huge fan of his. I hope he has an amazing long career.

We need more Americans like Koo

Koo is so awesome going through his early hurdles. Keep it up even during the sporadic times Koo!

this guy is the man! crazy bounce back

dudes super humble too

Koo! Kickers need a lot of love. NFL Films needs to make a video about the mindset of a kicker. It's lot of pressure to be consistent and produce. Special team is just as essential like offense and defense

He’s a legend

Sport offers more than entertainment and lucrative deals. Diversity. Courage. Resilience. Enjoyment. Great story.

so glad he made it back to the league and made a name for himself. very inspirational

Much love to the Atlanta Legends!

Best name in all of sports. Legend.

Koo is amazing. As a Chargers fan i really wanted him to do well. Did not know he studied under Carney. Great Story and glad to see his success . Keep it up . good luck

dude... this is so #koo its amazing we all learn from our mistakes, importantly giving back its even better!

Inspirational my brother!! Keep it up!!

Respect for reaching out to Carney as soon as he got cut, instead of moping about it.

Seems a fantastic fella. Rooting for you Koo, much respect from a 49ers fan, from the UK

I love this man. Awesome talent and work ethic and a great personality

Bro speaks better english than most Americans.

I am glad he made it and plays great. He had his chance with the Chargers I remember both loses 😢

I remember hearing about him when he got (un)drafted, he won a lot of awards in college. A podcaster talked him up big time and we know what happened with him on the Chargers. Really cool to see someone bounce back like that

Lord knows he's been a pain in my ass as a Saints fan. He's that clutch.

What a great story. Rooting for you Koo!

So proud of you Kooooooooo~~!!!!!!!!!

Love Koo! It was sad seeing Matt Bryant go after so many years of producing for us, but Koo came in put all the worry to rest. Outstanding dude for the team and the community.

Go Koo! You are GoKu in my heart! 😃👍

It is true that you can only learn from failures and mistakes. Kudos to you!!

Having lived in Korea for 20 years now, it is nice to see a Korean (born) player in the NFL. I am impressed how he took being cut and worked even harder and turned it into a success. When I watch the Atlanta games I always pay attention when they go to kick a FG because I know Koo will be coming out. I wish him continued success.

God bless your career Mr. Koo!

Instead of giving up after being cut, he reached out to a mentor and worked hard. Respect.

Well done Sir, bloody well done.

I really hope he gets a chance to score the winning kick against the Chargers. If they had given him that extra training and chance to improve his confidence they would have a great kicker in their roster,

awesome dude. Let's go koo!

There was another South Korean named John Lee with similar beginning but didn't get the second chance. John Lee set many kicking records at UCLA, and was signed by the Cardinals. He didn't adjust to NFL well and didn't get past his first season. Glad to see Younghoe Koo made it and even became one of the best.

Happy for him! He never gave up.

Let's go Koo!!!

I love this! It feels so good to have an Asian brother in the NFL. Wish you endless success in your career!

This goes to show that sometimes bad times in life is what we needed the most. What will decide if the event turns into tragedy or not is how we decide to go with it.

We're very proud of you bro!

So much respect for these kickers. They have to execute with such limited opportunities under enormous amount of pressure.

With the way he talks I was surprised to learn he wasn't American

Kicker is really a job require mentality. The entire team fights for these yardages and it all comes to your one shot to convert to scores. I wish Aguayo also got another chance

That is freaking awesome....

Man I never thought I would go on eBay and pick up a RC card of a kicker. TY Mr. Koo for being such an inspiration. Best of luck.

not including that game where he had like 2 onside kicks and almost had 3 is a big misfire by the editors. that is when this guy stood out to me.

It's really cool to see players from other countries excelling in the NFL like we see in the NBA.

I love this dude and I'm a Chargers fan, we also have a great kicker right now. And this is the only other kicker I see and I'm saying "he's about to make it" everytime I see him on the field, they need to keep this guy long term because Kickers are an under appreciated position in the league, until the game is on the line and they are your best shot to win then they see how important these guys really are.

Go Young-Way!

So inspirational

Love this! ❤

One of the best names ever !

Young ho is great!

from a Chargers fan who was pissed when we missed those kicks, super happy for Koo!

Amazing story for Koo.

What a great story. Hope a Hollywood movie about him follows someday.

Very proud of you 😢

Legend Fr

구영회선수 앞으로도 오래오래 nfl에 남아서 한국팬들 많이 유입되게 해주세요!

Koo money, he played in NJ. Future is bright, way to go bro.

Very inspirational video.

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 화이팅!! dopppe video :) thx NFL i remember taking esl classes 항상 응원할게요 :)

Inspirational.

Arthur Smith looks like he's about to bust out laughing, got that holding a laugh back, can't take him seriously 😂😅

멀리서 응원합니다.. 더 높이 날아오르길 바랍니다!!!!

Deserving that second chance for sure!!!!

He's soo good at onside kicks too. I'm sad they didn't touch on that part of his game

As a falcons fan, Koo gotta be one of my favorite players ever

So glad he bounced back. Anthony Lynn gave him some very real advice when cutting him and I’m happy he learned from it. Always great to see an Asian in the nfl succeeding

What a name

Very very underrated very cool story

seems like a great dude

I knew young Young Wei Koo was gonna make it since he kicked that football in the movie "Little Giants!" you did it grown Koo, you did it!

South korea love their sports celebrities. In the 80s cha bum kun, 90s chan ho park, 2000s park ji sung, 2010s kim Yuna and now son heung min, ha seong kim. Unfortunately the most famous korean born in the NFL is not a household name there. There has been numerous partial koreans in the nfl before: will demps, kyler Murray, heinz ward. Only other full korean in nfl I can think of was eugene kim.