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On January 11, 2019, Ficken signed a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks. He was waived on April 13, 2019.

On April 15, 2019, Ficken was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. On August 31, 2019, Ficken was waived by the Packers.

Ficken was signed by the New York Jets on September 10, 2019.

On August 8, 2017, Ficken signed with the Kansas City Chiefs after an injury to Cairo Santos. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

On December 20, 2017, Ficken was signed by the Los Angeles Rams to replace injured Pro Bowl kicker Greg Zuerlein. On April 16, 2018, Ficken signed his exclusive rights tender, staying with the Rams. He was waived on August 31, 2018. Ficken was re-signed on September 17 following another injury to Greg Zuerlein. On September 23, Ficken made five PATs in a 35–23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Ficken was released by the Rams on October 2, 2018 after just two games, in which he missed two of his three field goal attempts.

Ficken was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 25, 2016. On August 29, 2016, he was waived by the Jaguars.

After going undrafted during the 2015 NFL Draft, Ficken attended the Kansas City Chiefs minicamp in May 2015, but was not signed.

To start the 2014 season, Ficken kicked a last-second, game-winning field goal in the Croke Park Classic. During the Pinstripe Bowl against Boston College, Ficken tied the game with a 44-yard field goal and kicked the game-winning point after touchdown in overtime.

Ficken became the starting kicker in 2012. Ficken started the year off poorly, missing 7 of his first 11 field goals (including one from the one yard line in a game against Illinois, as well as missing 4 out of 5 in a one-point loss to Virginia). However, after being mentored by starting Chicago Bears placekicker Robbie Gould, he finished the year by hitting ten straight successful field goals, putting him 14 for 21 on the year. Ficken also completed 39 of 41 extra-point attempts (one was blocked, the other one was a miss). He was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on November 26, 2012, after a 3 for 3 game against the Wisconsin Badgers, one of which was the game-winning kick in overtime.

Ficken made 15 consecutive field goals from October 27, 2012 to September 14, 2013, breaking the Penn State record for consecutive field goals made.

Ficken saw little action in 2011 behind veteran starting kicker, Anthony Fera. He hit an extra point after touchdown in the opener against Indiana State, as well as kicking off once. He missed his first collegiate field goal attempt in a game against Temple, but rebounded with a completed field goal against Eastern Michigan. Besides two more kickoffs, Ficken did not play for the remainder of the year.

Samuel James Ficken (born December 14, 1992) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, and has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Green Bay Packers.