Doug Brien
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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Born: | Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S. | November 24, 1970||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | De La Salle (Concord, California) | ||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 | ||||||||
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Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) is an American former professional
High school career
Brien attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he was a placekicker for the Spartans' football team his senior year.
College career
At the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
---|---|---|---|
5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
177 lb (80 kg) |
27+7⁄8 in (0.71 m) |
8 in (0.20 m) |
Brien was drafted in the third round (85th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft.[1] He was the only kicker to be taken during the draft and moved across the bay to join the San Francisco 49ers. Brien struggled during his rookie year, converting 15 of 20 field goals (20th of 28 qualified kickers) and 60 of 62 PATs (19th of 24 qualified kickers) for the 49ers.[2] The 49ers, led by Steve Young, went on to win Super Bowl XXIX over the San Diego Chargers by a score of 49–26, a game in which Brien missed his only field goal attempt, a 47-yard try before halftime.[3] Brien nonetheless set the record for most PATs during a single postseason with 17 (on 18 attempts) en route to earning a Super Bowl ring that season.[4] Brien also had a fumble recovery during the NFC Championship game.[5]
The following year, Brien made only 58% of his field goals for San Francisco, and was cut after missing a potential game-winning field goal against the
References
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "1994 NFL Kicking & Punting". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl XXIX - San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers - January 29th, 1995". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Doug Brien Gamelogs". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 15th, 1995". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts - October 15th, 1995". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "49ers To Try Yet Another Kicker". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1995.[dead link]
- ^ "NFL Career Field Goal % Leaders Through 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFL Field Goal % Career Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Doug Brien". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
External links
- kicking.com - Doug Brien
- NFL.com - Doug Brien