Rayner is a veteran kicker who has seen action in 43 regular season NFL games for five different teams since 2005. In 2008, he had a brief stint with the Cincinnati Bengals and appeared in two games. He had his most productive season with the Green Bay Packers in 2006, when he converted 26-of-35 field goals and 31-of-32 PATs for 109 points.
NFL Acquisition: Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round (202nd overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft
How Acquired: Signed with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 4, 2009
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Has seen action in 43 regular season games for five different teams over the last four seasons (2005-08)
Played in all 16 games for Green Bay in 2006, where he converted 26-of-35 field goal attempts and 31-of-32 extra point attempts for 109 points
Kicked in two games for Cincinnati in 2008 after spending parts of training camp with Miami and Detroit
2008 (CIN)
Spent the offseason with the Miami Dolphins (3/12-6/6) and Detroit Lions (8/9-8/26)
Signed with Cincinnati on Oct. 11
Connected on both extra point attempts against the New York Jets (10/12)
Connected on a 29-yard field goal, his only attempt of the year, and one extra point against the Steelers (10/19)
Was waived on Oct. 21
2007 (KC / SD)
After being in training camp with Green Bay, joined the Chiefs following the season opener and went on to play in 10 games with the team
Connected on 15 of 22 field goals and all 14 PATs for 59 points
Converted six of his first seven attempts with the club
Made all three of his field goal attempts in a 30-16 win at San Diego (9/30) when he hit from 21, 25 and 41 yards away; Also hit three PATs in the Chargers game as he equaled his career best output for points with 12
Connected on a season-long 49-yarder against Minnesota (9/23)
After being released by the Chiefs, appeared in the regular season finale as well as each of the Chargers’ first two playoff games
Was inactive for AFC Championship Game at New England (1/20/08)
2006 (GB)
Played in all 16 regular season games with Green Bay
Converted 26 of 35 field goal attempts with a long of 54, while hitting on 31-of-32 PATs
Added six tackles on coverage unit
His 11 touchbacks marked the most by a Packer since Ryan Longwell tallied 11 in 1997
First points of NFL career came vs. New Orleans (9/17) when he connected on all three PATs and both field goal tries--from 24 and 36 yards out.
At Philadelphia (10/2), was 3-of-4 on field goals, including a career-long 54-yarder, tying for the longest in Packers history, along with Chris Jacke (at Detroit, 1/2/94) and Longwell (at Tennessee, 12/16/01)
Had a successful onside kick vs. N.Y. Jets (12/3)
Hit two field goals from 44 yards out, the final one coming with 1:34 remaining in the contest to lift the Packers to a 9-7 victory in a game that was played on a rainy Thursday night
2005 (IND)
As a rookie, played in each of the first 14 regular season games with the Colts
Spent the regular season finale and Divisional Playoff game vs. Pittsburgh (1/15/06) on the practice squad
Was used primarily on kickoffs and had one tackle on kickoff coverage
Was a four-year letterman at Michigan State (2001-04)
Finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in points (334), field goals (62) and extra points (148)
Became just the 14th player in Big Ten Conference history to surpass the 300-point plateau
Converted 62-of-90 field goals and 148-of-151 PATs
Each of his last two years, was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s top kicker
Was a second-team all-conference selection as a senior as he hit on 22-of-31 field goal attempts and all 39 PATs as he totaled 105 points
Was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a junior when he also tallied 105 points, on 22-of-29 field goals and 39-of-40 PATs
Also saw spot duty as a punter his junior year as he hit 14 punts for a 40.4-yard average, with eight of his punts landing inside the 20
Connected on career-long field goals of 53 yards in both his sophomore and senior seasons
Majored in kinesiology
Attended Oxford (Mich.) High School where he set numerous records as both a place kicker and punter
Also saw some time as wide receiver, catching 13 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns in his prep career
Starred on the school’s soccer and basketball teams
Was recruited by some Division I schools to play soccer
During the 2007 offseason, took a week-long trip along with several Packer teammates to visit troops at U.S. Army base Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Ak.
While in Green Bay, also did charity work with the local Boys and Girls Club, the Families of Children with Cancer Holiday Party and the New Community Shelter, among others
