Players

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• Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth-round (169^th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft.
• Re-signed with the Bengals on April 16, 2003. Then released by the Bengals on Sept. 1, 2003.
• Signed by the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 11, 2003. Signed an extension on Nov. 8, 2005.
• Signed by the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on April 6, 2010.
• Signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on April 30, 2012.

PRO:

• Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection in 2005.
• Is 264-of-330 (80.0 %) on field goal attempts in his career.
• 372-of-378 (98.4%) on PAT’s for his career.

2011 (Texans):

• Kicked in all 16 games.
• Was 32-of-38 (84.2%) on field goal attempts and was 39-of-40 on PAT’s.
• Kicked a 54-yard field goal in Week 5 against Oakland.
• Went 4-for-4 in Week 4 against New Orleans.

2010 (Texans):

• Tied former Texan Kris Brown’s Texan record for points scored in a season with 124.
• Became the 14^th active player with 1,000 plus career points after kicking two field goals and two PAT’s against Baltimore on Dec. 13.
• Hit 3-of-4 field goals, including a 35-yard game winner in overtime against Washington on Sept. 19.
• Kicked a 53-yarder against Indianapolis on Nov. 1.
• Reached the 100-point mark in a season for the fifth time in his career.
• Hit a career-long 57-yard field against Denver on Dec. 26 after already hitting a 54 and 34 yarder earlier in the game.

2009 (Cardinals):

• Played in 14 regular season games and both postseason games.
• Led the NFL with a 94.1 field goal percentage (16-of-17), which is second-best in franchise history behind his own mark of 95.2 (40-of42 fg’s) which was in 2005.
• Selected as an alternate to the Pro Bowl.
• Made 12 consecutive field goals which is the third-longest streak in franchise history. He owns the top streaks in franchise history as well with 31 in 2005 and 15 in 2008.
• Reached 184 PAT’s in his Cardinals career which is second-most in franchise history.
• Hit his 200^th career field goal against Seattle on Nov. 15.
• Set a postseason career-high with six PAT’s and tied his postseason career-high with three touchbacks.

2008 (Cardinals):

• Kicked in all 16 career regular season games for the third year in a row for the sixth time in his career. Also kicked in all four postseason games.
• Became the second player in team history to reach 500 plus career points in Week 1.
• Hit a 54-yarder at Seattle on Nov. 16 which marked his 19^th career field goal of 50-plus yards and 16^th as a Cardinal.
• Had a consecutive field goals streak of 15 which is the second longest streak in franchise history.
• Converted his fifth straight onside kick dating back to 2006.

2007 (Cardinals):

• Was one of five team captains.
• Recorded 110 points during the season which put him in second place on the career points list with 495.
• Converted 3 onside kick attempts, giving him four consecutive conversions dating back to 2006.
• Hit his fourth and fifth game winning field goals as a Cardinal during the season.

2006 (Cardinals):

• Played in all 16 games.
• Posted his second consecutive 100-point season with 116 points. Also had 17 touchbacks.

2005 (Cardinals):

• Set an NFL record for field goals in a season, connecting on 40-of42 field goals.
• Named to his first career Pro Bowl.
• Set a single-game career-high making 6-of-6 field goals against San Francisco on Oct. 2.
• Set the franchise record for field goals over 40 yards in a season with 13 and set the franchise record for field goals in a season when he hit his 31^st of the year.
• Scored 11 points for the NFC in the Pro Bowl.

2004 (Cardinals):

• Set a franchise record with 23 touchbacks.
• Was 5-of-8 on field goal attempts from 50-plus yards.
• Tied the NFL record for most 50-plus yard field goals in a game with three against Seattle on Oct. 24. Named the NFC Special teams Player of the Week for his performance.
• Scored all 12 points in the season finale against Tampa Bay and set what was then a career-high in field goals made and attempted, making four-of-six attempts.

2003 (Cardinals):

• Joined the Cardinals mid-season and was the kicker during the final seven games.
• Made 9-of-12 field goals and made all eight of his PAT’s.

2002 (Bengals):

• Scored 75 points on 15-of-18 field goal attempts (83.3%) and 30-of-32 PAT’s.
• Made his final 13 field goal attempts.
• Was 13-for-13 from inside 45 yards.

2001 (Bengals):

• Made 17-of-28 field goal attempts and 23-of-24 PAT’s for 74 points.
• Hit eight of his final 10 field goals, including game winners in the final two games.
• The Bengals recovered both of his onside kick attempts which was tied for League-best.
• Made a 52-yarder against Jacksonville on Nov. 11.

2000 (Bengals):

• Was 12-of-21 on field goals and converted 21 PAT’s for 57 points as a rookie.
• Ended his rookie season with a 27-yard game winner as time expired in the season finale against Jacksonville.

College:

• Set Illinois’ season scoring mark with 110 points as a senior in 1999.
• In his senior season, he made 20-of-25 field goals and all 35 PAT’s.
• 38-of-67 (56.7%) of his kickoffs were touchbacks.

Personal:

• Attended Mercy High School (St. Louis, Mo.)
• Earned 11 varsity letters in baseball, soccer, and football, and earned all-conference honors in all three sports.
• Posted batting averages of .480, and .420 as a prep junior/senior.
• Led his school to consecutive state titles in soccer.
• Earned a degree in speech and communications from Illinois.
• Married, him and his wife Rachel have a son, Jacob and a daughter, Annabel.