Chandler Catanzaro

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Chandler Catanzaro
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Catanzaro with the New York Jets in 2017
No. 7, 4
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33)
Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenville (SC) Christ Church Episcopal
College:Clemson (2009–2013)
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:128
Field goals attempted:142
Field goal%:83.8
Longest field goal:60
Touchbacks:237
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chandler Catanzaro (born February 26, 1991) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2014 and later played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Clemson
.

Early years

Catanzaro attended and played high school football at Christ Church Episcopal School.[2] He considered two colleges: Furman University and Clemson University.[3]

College career

Catanzaro attended Clemson University from 2009 to 2013. After a freshman year, in which he only made 14 of 22 field goals, he finished with a field goal percentage of 81.7%, missing only one kick in each of his junior and senior years.[4] Catanzaro was the all-time leading scorer in Clemson history with 404 points until Travis Etienne broke the record in 2020.[5]

Collegiate statistics

Chandler Catanzaro
Year School Conf Class Pos G XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts
2010 Clemson ACC FR K 13 34 34 100.0 14 22 63.6 76
2011 Clemson ACC SO K 14 52 53 98.1 22 27 81.5 118
2012 Clemson ACC JR K 13 57 59 96.6 18 19 94.7 111
2013 Clemson ACC SR K 13 60 61 98.4 13 14 92.9 99
Career Clemson 203 207 98.1 67 82 81.7 404

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Catanzaro lining up a kick in the 2014 season.

In May 2014, the Arizona Cardinals signed the undrafted Catanzaro to compete along with veterans

Danny Hrapmann.[6] On August 25, 2014, Feely was cut, giving the kicking job to Catanzaro.[7]

Catanzaro made his NFL debut on September 8, 2014, against the San Diego Chargers, kicking two field goals.[8]

On September 14, 2014, Catanzaro kicked four field goals against the New York Giants.[9] He became first Cardinals rookie kicker since Bill Gramatica (December 2, 2001, against the Oakland Raiders) with four field goals in a game.[10]

On September 21, 2014, Catanzaro kicked a season/career-long 51-yard field goal against the San Francisco 49ers, which represents the longest field goal by a rookie in Arizona Cardinals history.[11][12]

On October 26, 2014, he made his 16th consecutive field goal from the start of his career without a miss, setting an NFL rookie record.[13]

On November 9, 2014, he extended the streak to 17, but missed his second attempt.[14] This effort tied Kai Forbath for the record for most consecutive field goals to start a career.[15]

Catanzaro made all 27 extra point attempts and 29 of 33 field goal attempts in the 2014 season, which is the fourth-most in a single season in Arizona Cardinals history, behind Greg Davis (30), Jay Feely (30), and Neil Rackers (40).[16][17]

At the end of the 2014 season, Catanzaro established a new franchise rookie record with 114 points, shattering the previous mark of 73 set by

Bill Gramatica in 2001. Catanzaro's 114 points ranked as the second-highest total among NFL rookies behind only the Philadelphia Eagles’ Cody Parkey
(150).

On October 4, 2015, Catanzaro kicked a career-high five field goals against the St. Louis Rams.[18] In the 2015 season, Catanzaro converted 53 of 58 extra point attempts and 28 of 31 field goal attempts.[19]

In Week 3 of the 2016 season, Catanzaro kicked a career-long 60-yard field goal against the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo.[20] At the time, it was only the 16th field goal of at least 60 yards in the history of the NFL.[21] His 60-yard field goal was the longest conversion of any kicker in the 2016 season.[22] In Week 7, Catanzaro missed the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Seattle Seahawks. The game eventually ended in a 6–6 tie.[23] He finished the 2016 season converting 43 of 47 extra point attempts and 21 of 28 field goal attempts.[24]

New York Jets

On March 10, 2017, Catanzaro signed with the New York Jets.[25]

On September 10, 2017, in the season opening 21–12 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Catanzaro converted a 48-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal in his Jets debut.[26] In Week 4, the Jets were playing at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The game went into overtime with a score of 20–20. Catanzaro had missed a 45-yard field goal earlier in the game. With only 32 seconds left in overtime, he drilled a 41-yard field goal to win the game.[27] In Week 5, Catanzaro kicked a 57-yard field goal, the longest in Jets franchise history.[28] In the 2017 season, Catanzaro converted all 29 extra point attempts and 25 of 30 field goal attempts in 16 games.[29]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 16, 2018, Catanzaro signed a three-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[30][31] In the season opener against the New Orleans Saints, he tied his career-high with six extra points converted.[32] On October 21, 2018, in a Week 7 matchup against the Cleveland Browns, after having missed an extra point attempt and a 40-yard field goal attempt earlier in the game Catanzaro hit a game winning 59-yard field goal in overtime to end the game 26–23, in the process setting the record for the longest field goal made in overtime in NFL history.[33] On November 12, 2018, Catanzaro was released by the Buccaneers after missing two field goals in a 16–3 loss to the Washington Redskins.[34] He finished his time with the Buccaneers 11-for-15 on field goals and 23-for-27 on extra points in nine games.[35]

Carolina Panthers

On December 7, 2018, Catanzaro signed with the Carolina Panthers following an injury to Graham Gano.[36]

New York Jets (second stint)

On March 15, 2019, Catanzaro signed with the New York Jets.[37] After announcing his retirement on August 11, 2019,[38][39] he was placed on the exempt/left squad list on August 11 and then placed on the reserve/left squad list on August 17.[40] He was released from the reserve/left squad list on July 23, 2020.[41]

New York Giants

Catanzaro signed with the New York Giants on August 1, 2020.[42] He was released on August 17, 2020.[43]

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Overall FGs PATs Kickoffs Points
Blk Lng FGM FGA Pct XPM XPA Pct Blk KO Avg TB Ret Avg
2014 ARI 16 0 51 29 33 87.9 27 27 100.0 0 76 66.6 38 37 26.1 114
2015 ARI 16 0 47 28 31 90.3 53 58 91.4 0 99 65.1 50 49 24.3 137
2016 ARI 16 1 60 21 28 75.0 43 47 91.5 1 83 62.9 52 29 23.1 106
2017 NYJ 16 1 57 25 30 83.3 29 29 100.0 0 71 61.3 45 22 20.7 104
2018 TB 9 0 59 11 15 73.3 23 27 85.2 0 49 63.7 39 10 21.7 56
CAR 4 0 51 5 5 100.0 7 8 87.5 0 16 62.4 13 3 20.7 22
Total 77 2 60 119 142 83.8 182 196 92.9 1 394 63.9 237 150 23.8 539

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