Neil Rackers

Neil Rackers

Rackers in a 2010 preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys
No. 4     Houston Texans
Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: August 16, 1976 (1976-08-16) (age 35)
Place of birth: Florissant, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College: Illinois
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 169
Debuted in 2000 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2000–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2009) Houston Texans (2010–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Most Field Goals, Season, (40) Most Field Goals of 55 yards or more in one quarter, (2) Most Field Goals of 50 yards or more in one game, (3) (tied with Morten Andersen, Connor Barth, Kris Brown, Sebastian Janikowski and Josh Scobee) 2× Leader in field goal attempts in the NFL (2005, 2006) 1× Pro Bowl selection (2005) 1× All-Pro selection (2005) PFWA's Golden Toe Award (2005)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2011
Field Goals Made	251
Field Goals Attempted	314
Field Goals %	79.9
Long Field Goal	57 [1]
Stats at NFL.com

Neil William Rackers^[2] (born August 16, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri) is an American football placekicker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois.

Rackers has also played for the Arizona Cardinals.

Early years

Rackers attended Aquinas-Mercy High School in St. Louis, Missouri and was a student and a letterman in football, soccer, and baseball. In football, he was a two year letterman and an All-Conference selection. In soccer, he led his team to consecutive State Titles and was an All-State selection. In baseball, he was an All-Conference selection.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Rackers at the September 7, 2008 game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

Rackers reached and or surpassed 20 touchbacks in a season twice in his career, and once had a streak of 31 consecutive field goals made before missing a 43-yarder in 2005 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. On New Year's Day, 2006, Rackers kicked his 40th field goal of the season, an NFL record. He was rewarded with a spot in that year's Pro Bowl. He is also one of the two active players to attempt a fair catch kick.

Houston Texans

He was signed by the Houston Texans on April 5, 2010, and replaced Kris Brown later for the 2010 season, and made his first two field goals as a Texan on September 12.

Personal

Neil is the son of Richard and Mary Kay Rackers. He is married to Rachel and has a son named Jacob.

References

1. ^ "Houston Texans at Denver Broncos - December 26, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2010-12-26. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012260den.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
2. ^ "Rackers on Pro-Football-Reference". rbref.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/rackenei01.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio
• Neil Rackers on ESPN.com
• Current Stats
• Profile at ArmchairGM.com

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Name	Rackers, Neil
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Date of birth	August 16, 1976
Place of birth	Florissant, Missouri
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