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Second NFL Season
Second Packers Season
KICKER
MISC.
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2007 REVIEW
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COLORADO
Born: Sept. 3, 1984
NFL Gm. Played/Started: 16/0
Acquired: D6c-07
Strong-legged and levelheaded, turned in recordsetting rookie season
after winning the kicking job from incumbent Dave Rayner
during 2007 training camp…Sixth-round pick who captured the league scoring title with 141 points, becoming
the first rookie to lead the league since
Chicago K Kevin Butler in 1985…Finished
just three points shy of tying Butler’s NFL
record for points in a season by a rookie
kicker (144)…Also set franchise records for points in
a season by a kicker, surpassing Ryan Longwell’s 131
points in 2000, and for points by a rookie, joining Chester
Marcol (1972), Chris Jacke (1989) and Longwell (1997)
as the only kickers in Packers history to score more
than 100 points as a rookie…His 141 points rank third
behind Paul Hornung (176 in 1960, 146 in 1961) on
the team’s single-season scoring list…Also earned ‘NFC
Special Teams Player of the Month’ for November, when
he made 12-of-15 field goals over a five-game stretch,
including five from 45 yards or longer…Overall, made
31 of 39 FG attempts (79.5 percent) and all 48 PAT tries,
extending a personal PAT streak to 116 that dates back to
his sophomore season in college (last PAT miss: Nov. 6,
2004, at Kansas)…Posted 14 touchbacks, good for third
in the NFC, sixth in the NFL, and best by a Packers kicker
in 16 years (Chris Jacke, 15, 1991)…Booted a 53-yard
FG and a 42-yard game winner in his first professional
contest, vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9), and his season took
off from there…Named to the Dallas Morning News AllRookie team…A good athlete who made six tackles on
kickoff coverage and could serve as emergency punter if
needed…In college, already had proven his kicking prowess was not simply a product of kicking in the mountain
air of Colorado, having hit a 58-yard field goal at Miami in
2005, the longest field goal at “sea level” in NCAA Division
I-A history without a tee…The only players in football history, college or pro, to kick longer field goals at sea level
without a tee were a pair of New Orleans Saints – Tom
Dempsey (63 vs. Detroit in 1970) and Morten Andersen
(60 vs. Chicago in 1991)…Established a total of 31 game,
season and career records at Colorado, where he holds
the all-time records for points scored (307), field goals
made (66) and attempted (88), extra points made (109)
and attempted (117), field goal percentage (75.0) and
longest field goal made (60 yards)…His field goals made,
attempted and percentage also set Big 12 Conference
career marks…Earned various first-team All-American
honors his final two seasons and was a semifinalist for
the Lou Groza Award his final three years…Was the 16th
player from Colorado drafted by the Packers and first since
defensive tackle Darius Holland (D3a-95).
►►Captured the league scoring title with 141
points, becoming the first rookie to do so
since Chicago K Kevin Butler in 1985 and
setting Green Bay records for points by a
kicker, and by a rookie (any position), in a
single season.
►►Made 31-of-39 field goals
overall (79.5 percent) and all 48 at a glance…
PAT tries during rookie season.
►►Sixth-round draft pick who beat out incumbent Dave Rayner
for full-time kicking job in 2007 training camp.
►►Established a total of 31 game, season and career records
at Colorado. His field goals made, attempted and percentage
also set Big 12 Conference records.
►►Made a 58-yard FG at Miami in 2005, the longest field goal
at sea level in NCAA Division I-A history without a tee. Had
a 65-yard FG attempt fall less than a yard short in 2006 vs.
Iowa State.
►►Has made 116 consecutive PATs, a streak that dates back to
his sophomore season in college. His last PAT miss came on
Nov. 6, 2004, at Kansas.
PRO
career
2007 season
Played in all 16 games, plus both
playoff contests, making 31-of-39
FG attempts (79.5 percent) and all 48 PAT tries in the
regular season, and going 2-for-2 on FGs and 8-for-8 on
PATs during postseason…Captured the league scoring
title with 141 points, the first rookie to do so in 22 years,
and earned All-Rookie honors from the Dallas Morning
News…Also posted 14 touchbacks, good for third in the
NFC and sixth in the league; also was the most by a Green
Bay kicker since Chris Jacke had 15 in 1991…Named ‘NFC
Special Teams Player of the Month’ in November, when he
made 12-of-15 field goals over a five-game stretch, including five from 45 yards or longer…Beat out incumbent
Dave Rayner for the kicking duties in the preseason and
went on to hit a 53-yard FG and a game-winning 42-yarder
with two seconds left in his first professional contest…In
that 16-13 win vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9), made all three
field goals and one PAT in his pro debut, earning him ‘NFC
Special Teams Player of the Week’ honors. According to
Elias Sports Bureau, became the first player in league history to kick a 50-plus yard field goal and a game-winning
field goal in the final minute of his first NFL game. Scored
his first NFL point on a PAT following a Tracy White
touchdown on a fumble recovery following a muffed punt
return. His first career field goal came from 53 yards in the
first quarter to give Green Bay a 10-0 lead; also converted
a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter to tie the score
13-13…At New York Giants (Sept. 16), made all five PAT
tries; missed a 42-yard FG attempt, his lone field goal try
on the day…Vs. San Diego (Sept. 23), kicked a seasonhigh three touchbacks…At Minnesota (Sept. 30), kicked a
44-yard field goal in the third quarter that gave Green Bay
a 13-6 lead; also made field goals of 28 and 33 yards…Vs.
Chicago (Oct. 7), made two 37-yard field goals and both
PAT attempts…At Denver (Oct. 29), made both field goal
attempts (19 and 26 yards) and his lone PAT try; kicked
two touchbacks…At Kansas City (Nov. 4), made four of
five attempts (48, 36, 32, 45), plus all three PAT attempts;
missed a 52-yard attempt. His 45-yard conversion gave
Green Bay a 26-22 fourth-quarter lead in the eventual
33-22 win…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 11), made both FG tries
(39, 24), four PATs and had one touchback…At Detroit
(Nov. 22), made all three field goal attempts (20, 20, 26)
and four PATs…At Dallas (Nov. 29), made a 52-yard field
goal in the fourth quarter. Also made field goals of 25 and
26 yards, plus three PATs…Vs. Oakland (Dec. 9), made a
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Bowl, where he helped the North to a 27-0 win with nine
points on three PATs and two FGs of 38 and 21 yards…
During junior season of 2005, became the first Colorado
placekicker to earn consensus All-American first-team
honors (Associated Press, the Football Writers Association
of America, The Sporting News, The NFL Draft Report,
SI.com, Walter Camp and Rivals.com.)…Runner-up for
the Lou Groza Award by just six points to Oregon State’s
Alexis Serna…Unanimous All-Big 12 first-team choice and
named Special Teams Player of the Year by the league’s
coaches…Led the team in scoring with 94 points, converting all 31 PATs and 21-of-28 field goals…Was 5-of-7 from
beyond 50 yards, with four of the five made ones coming
on the road, and 8-of-11 from 40 to 49 yards…Also led the
Established a total of 31 game, season nation in FGs made from 50 yards or more for the second
and career records at Colorado, where straight year, and led the nation in average distance per
he holds the all-time records for points scored (307), field goal made at 41.2 yards…Only 18 of his 61 kickoffs
field goals made (66) and attempted (88), extra points were returned, with 33 of his 43 touchbacks going out of
made (109) and attempted (117), field goal percentage the end zone…Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors
four times (vs. Colorado
(75.0) and longest field
State, at Miami, at Kansas
goal made (60 yards)…
State and Missouri), joinHis field goals made,
ing Texas Tech QB Kliff
attempted and percentage
Kingsbury (2002) as the
also set Big 12 Conference
only other Big 12 player
career marks…Earned
to receive the honor at
various first-team Allleast four times in a seaAmerica honors his final
son…Opened the season
two seasons and a semivs. Colorado State on his
finalist for the Lou Groza
21st birthday (Sept. 3) by
Award his final three years,
booting a 48-yard field
finishing runner-up after
goal to tie the score at
superb 2005 campaign…
21 with 2:32 left and then
Hit a 58-yard field goal
hitting the first of two
at Miami that season, the
game-winning kicks in
longest field goal at “sea
his career, a 47-yarder
level” in NCAA Division I-A
with just 4 seconds left…
history without a tee…The
Had the other game-win58-yarder was one of four
ner at Kansas State (Oct.
50-plus field goals he made
29), a 50-yarder with 6
on the road that year…
seconds left in swirling
Made 10-of-14 field goals
winds for a 23-20 victory;
from 50-plus his sophothat came after already
more and junior seasons
making a 52-yard kick in
combined before falling
the second quarter…As
off that pace as a senior
a sophomore in 2004,
when he missed seven of
named a unanimous Allnine from 50-plus, including two attempts from 63 (vs. Montana State) and 65 (vs. Big 12 first-team selection and semifinalist for the Lou
Iowa State), the latter falling less than a yard short…Made Groza Award…Earned second-team All-American accotwo FGs of 50-plus in one game three times in his career… lades from The NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com, adding
Missed only two extra points over his final three years in honorable mention from Sports Illustrated…Led the NCAA
college, making 78 of 80, including 60 straight to conclude in field goals made from 50-plus yards with six (topping
career…Noted for his booming kickoffs as well, on 203 Ohio State’s Mike Nugent, the Groza winner, who had five),
career kickoffs recorded 138 touchbacks, including 88 that and connected on 23-of-29 field goals overall (19-of-23
went through the end zone…As a senior in 2006, was an regular season, 4-of-6 in Houston Bowl)…Scored 85
All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, points, making 28-of-30 PATs…Only 17 of his 59 kickoffs
Pro Football Weekly and the Walter Camp Foundation, add- were returned, with 26 of his 41 touchbacks going out of
ing third-team honors from the Associated Press…All-Big the end zone…The opponent average starting yard-line
12 Conference first-team choice for the third consecutive after all his kicks was the 21…Won the first of two Bill
year, only the seventh player in school history to achieve McCartney Awards (also in 2005), given to the team’s
that…Scored 76 points on 19-of-28 FGs and 19-of-19 most outstanding special teams player as selected by the
PATs…Six of his misses were on long-range attempts coaches…Became just the 10th player in NCAA history to
(three from 50-59 yards, three from past 60 yards)… make a 60-yard or longer field goal without a tee when he
Only 15 of his 43 kickoffs were returned, as 27 were ruled nailed a 60-yarder against Iowa State (Oct. 16), the longest
touchbacks and 11 of those went out of the end zone…The in the nation in 2004; had three other FGs in that 19-14
opposition’s average starting point after kickoffs was the win, including a 54-yarder for the first of his three career
22-yard line…Tried first and only punt of his career in sea- games with two FGs of 50-plus…In 2003, became only the
son opener vs. Montana St. (Sept. 2), good for 43 yards… second true freshman to handle the placekicking chores
Converted a 40-yard FG in second quarter vs. Colorado St. in a CU season opener in school history…Set a Colorado
(Sept. 9), his 49th field goal to surpass Jeremy Aldrich record for the most points scored by a freshman with 52…
for the most field goals in a CU career…With two FGs Connected on 31-of-37 PATs and 7-of-9 field goals…Only
and one PAT at Missouri (Sept. 30), became school’s 10 of his 37 kickoffs were returned, with 26 being ruled
all-time leading scorer, besting previous record holder touchbacks, including 17 that went out of the end zone…
Eric Bieniemy (254 points)…Closed his career by becom- Made his first five career field goals, one shy of the school
ing the first Colorado placekicker to play in the Senior record…Majored in communication.
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44-yard field goal and all five PATs (missed field goals of
43 and 52 yards)…At St. Louis (Dec. 16), made all four
field goal attempts (44, 50, 25 and 46 yards) and all three
PATs, plus two touchbacks, earning him ‘Diet Pepsi NFL
Rookie of the Week’ honors…In the regular-season finale
vs. Detroit (Dec. 30), made field goals of 33 and 35 yards,
plus all four PAT attempts. In the fourth quarter, kicked a
35-yard field goal, his last points of the season that allowed
him to take the scoring title from New England WR Randy
Moss…In the Divisional playoff game vs. Seattle (Jan. 12),
made all six PAT tries…In the NFC Championship vs. New
York Giants (Jan. 20), made both field goal attempts (36
and 37 yards) and both PAT tries.
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name Mason Walker Crosby…
personal Given
Born in Lubbock, Texas…Married the
former Molly Ackerman on June 28, 2008…Father, Jim,
was a running back in college at Texas-El Paso (UTEP)…
As a junior and senior at Georgetown (Texas) High School,
earned first-team All-District 13-5A honors as a placekicker, punter and free safety, adding All-Central Texas
region recognition as a kicker…PrepStar named him to
its All-Midlands team, while Rivals.com ranked him as the
third-best placekicker in the nation…During his final two
seasons, converted 15-of-21 field goals (long of 59) and
40-of-45 PATs…Owned a 38.2-yard average for 100 punts
(64 long), with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line,
including five inside the 5…At free safety those two years,
recorded 136 tackles (51 solo, 18 for loss) with six interceptions, seven passes broken up, three forced fumbles
and four recoveries…Vs. Cedar Park High as a senior,
made the longest field goal in Texas prep football in eight
years and tied for the third-longest in state history with
a career-best 59-yarder…Also had a 61-yard punt in the
game…Vs. Round Rock, had seven tackles and two inter-
ceptions, returning one for a touchdown and kicking the
PAT following the score…Also earned two letters in soccer
(defense/midfielder), receiving All-District honors as both
a sophomore (14 goals) and junior (17 goals)…Received
the male career athletic achievement award at Colorado’s
annual CUSPY awards ceremony (Colorado University
Sports Performers of the Year)…Is in Colorado’s Folsom
Field’s Ring of Fame…Participated in the Brett Favre
Celebrity Softball Game, the Edgar Bennett Celebrity
Bowl-A-Thon, rang bells for the Salvation Army during the
holidays, has spoken to area high school students about
the value of an education and the importance of staying in
school, and has donated autographed footballs and jerseys
to his hometown high school for separate fundraisers…
Enjoys hiking, camping, hunting and fishing, and once
caught a 35-inch grouper while spearfishing…Is a singledigit handicap golfer and has a superstition that he must
hit at least 60 golf balls at a driving range two days before
every football game…Had his offseason honeymoon in the
Bahamas…Residence: Georgetown, Texas.
Mason Crosby’s Pro Statistics
SCORING
Year Team
GP
2007 Green Bay . . . . . . 16
—Field Goals—
FGFGA
Pct Lg Blk
31 39 79.5 53
1
—PAT—
XP XPA
Pct Blk
48 48 100.0
0
Points
141
PLAYOFF SCORING
Year Team
GP
2007 Green Bay . . . . . . . 2
—Field Goals—
FGFGA
Pct Lg Blk
2
2 100.0 37
0
—PAT—
XP XPA
Pct Blk
8
8 100.0
0
Points
14
FIELD GOALS
Year
1-19 Pct
2007 Green Bay . . . . . 1/1 100.0
20-29 Pct
8/8 100.0
30-39
10/11
Pct
90.9
40-49 Pct
9/14 64.3
50+ Pct
3/5 60.0
PLAYOFF FIELD GOALS
Year
1-19 Pct
2007 Green Bay . . . . . 0/0
0.0
20-29 Pct
0/0
0.0
30-39 Pct
2/2 100.0
40-49 Pct
0/0
0.0
50+ Pct
0/0
0.0
KICK BY KICK
2007:(53G, 37G, 42G)(42N)(28G)(28G, 44G, 33G)(37G, 37G)(46N, 37G, 38N)(19G, 26G)(48G, 36G, 52N, 32G,
45G)(39G, 24G)(49B, 49N, 47G)(20G, 20G, 26G)(47G, 52G)(43N, 44G, 52N)(44G, 50G, 25G, 46G)( )(33G,
35G) Postseason: ( )(36G, 37G)
Additional statistics: Special teams tackles — 6 in 2007; NFL total: 6. Postseason special teams tackles — 1 in
2007; NFL total: 1.
CROSBY’S SINGLE-GAME
Year KICKOFFS
No Ret
TB TB Pct
CAREER HIGHS
2007 Green Bay . . . . . . . 96
82
14
.146
Field Goals
PLAYOFFS
Attempted . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, at KC (11/4/07)
Year KICKOFFS
No Ret
TB TB Pct
Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, two times
2007 Green Bay . . . . . . . 12
12
0
0.0
(last: at StL, 12/16/07)
Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, vs. Phi. (9/9/07)
NFL debut: vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/07
Longest Attempted . . . .53, vs. Phi. (9/9/07)
First NFL field goal: vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/07 (53 yards)
Kickoffs
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, vs. SD (9/23/07)
u2007 Selected by Green Bay Packers as third of three selec- Touchbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3, vs. SD (9/23/07)
tions in sixth round (193rd overall) of ’07 NFL Draft, April 29…Signed first contract, July 23.
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2010
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