Auburn’s Anders Carlson (26) kicks a enviornment fair in opposition to Penn Deliver during the predominant half of an NCAA … [+] college football sport in 2021.
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The Mason Crosby-abilities is over.
The Green Bay Packers outmoded a sixth spherical draft decide Saturday to determine Auburn kicker Anders Carlson. With that, Crosby’s 16-year run because the Packers’ kicker is over.
Carlson made 71.8% of his enviornment targets whereas at Auburn (Seventy 9 of 110). He went factual 5-of-17 from 50-plus yards (29.4%), although, and 25-of-39 between 40 and 49 (64.1%).
Carlson averaged 61.4 yards on 313 profession kickoffs and had a touchback payment of 58.5%.
Carlson suffered a torn ACL gradual in the 2021 advertising and marketing campaign, returned in 2022, then had his perfect season sever short by a shoulder damage.
Carlson’s older brother, Daniel, became once a fifth spherical draft decide of Minnesota in 2018, but became once launched that season. Daniel Carlson rebounded, although, and has made 107 of 115 enviornment targets the most effective three years with Las Vegas (93.0%).
The advent of Anders Carlson ends the luminous profession of Crosby in Green Bay.
Since the Packers selected Crosby in the seventh spherical of the 2007 draft, he’s been a mannequin of consistency.
Crosby obliterated the franchise’s all-time scoring file with 1,918 points. He made 81.4% of his enviornment targets and he eclipsed the 80.0% impress in 9 of his 16 seasons.
Crosby left out most of coaching camp perfect year following lawful knee surgical treatment. He proceeded to contain a Crosby-cherish season, although, making 25-of-29 enviornment targets (86.2%) and going 18-of-18 interior 40 yards.
Crosby made sport-a success enviornment targets in opposition to both Dallas and Fresh England. And for the ninth time in 12 years, he made no decrease than 80.0% of his fields targets.
“He’s been a large compass as to how we enact some things in our stadium and the diagram we play with a number of the groups in our division,” Packers special groups coach Rich Bisaccia talked about of Crosby perfect season. “And the diagram in which he carries himself in the conferences, he’s a large leader for us.
“He’s been by means of various football. I suspect he’s completed a large job of echoing what we’re attempting to enact and the diagram we’re attempting to plan our culture pretty bit throughout the special groups fashions.”
Crosby jumped to No. 11 on the NFL’s all-time main scorer checklist perfect year. And if he suits his profession moderate of 120.0 points per year for two extra seasons, he’ll jump into fourth station all-time.
If Crosby does that, although, this can now arrive in a definite uniform.
