- Neil Rackers
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Neil Rackers
Rackers in a 2010 preseason game against the Dallas CowboysNo. 4 Houston Texans Placekicker Personal information Date of birth: August 16, 1976 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.
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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 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rackers on Pro-Football-Reference". rbref.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/rackenei01.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
External links
2006 Pro Bowl NFC starters Offense QB Matt Hasselbeck | RB Shaun Alexander | FB Mack Strong | WR Santana Moss | WR Steve Smith | TE Alge Crumpler
OT Walter Jones | OT Orlando Pace | G Larry Allen | G Steve Hutchinson | C Olin KreutzDefense DE Julius Peppers | DE Michael Strahan | DT Shaun Rogers | DT Tommie Harris
OLB Keith Brooking | OLB Derrick Brooks | ILB Brian Urlacher
CB Ronde Barber | CB DeAngelo Hall | FS Darren Sharper | SS Roy WilliamsSpecial Teams Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Missouri
- American football placekickers
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Houston Texans players
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