Neil Rackers
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
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Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Aquinas-Mercy (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||||||||
College: | Illinois (1995–1999) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 169 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Neil William "Rickety" Rackers
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, Rackers led his team to consecutive state titles and was an All-State selection. In baseball, he was an All-Conference selection.
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
Rackers was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft with the 169th overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals.[3] He played three seasons for the team, making 44 out of 67 field goals.
Arizona Cardinals
On October 24, 2004, Rackers tied a record by kicking three field goals of 50 yards or more (doing so from 50, 55, and 55 yards), doing so against the
Rackers reached and or surpassed 20
Houston Texans
Rackers was signed by the Houston Texans on April 5, 2010, replaced Kris Brown later for the 2010 season, and made his first two field goals as a member of the Texans on September 12.
Washington Redskins
Rackers signed a one-year contract with the
Retirement
Billy Cundiff's charity confirmed that Rackers retired and would join his cause to cure ovarian cancer.[10]
Career regular season statistics
Career high/best bolded
Regular season statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team (record) | G | FGM | FGA | % | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
2000 | CIN (4–12) | 16 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 2–7 | 0–0 | 45 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 57 |
2001 | CIN (6–10) | 16 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 8–11 | 4–9 | 1–2 | 52 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 74 |
2002 | CIN (2–14) | 16 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 54 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 75 |
2003 | ARI (4–12) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 35 |
2004 | ARI (6–10) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 0–0 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 5–9 | 55 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 94 |
2005 | ARI (5–11) | 15 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 0–0 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 13–14 | 6–7 | 54 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 140 |
2006 | ARI (5–11) | 16 | 28 | 37 | 75.7 | 0–0 | 11–11 | 9–9 | 7–10 | 1–7 | 50 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 116 |
2007 | ARI (8–8) | 16 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 6–8 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 52 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 97.9 | 110 |
2008 | ARI (9–7) | 16 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 9–11 | 6–6 | 1–2 | 54 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 119 |
2009 | ARI (10–6) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 0–0 | 48 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 85 |
2010 | HOU (6–10) | 16 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 11–11 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 57 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 124 |
2011 | HOU (10–6) | 16 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 0–0 | 14–14 | 10–11 | 4–8 | 4–5 | 54 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 135 |
Career (12 seasons) | 180 | 264 | 330 | 80.0 | 4–4 | 87–89 | 83–100 | 64–89 | 26–48 | 57 | 8 | 372 | 378 | 98.4 | 1164 |
Life away from football
Rackers is the special teams coach at De Smet Jesuit in the St. Louis, Missouri area. He also sells roofs and does business as owner of an assisted living facility. He also owns Kick it Promos and is a radio announcer on 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[11]
References
- ^ "Houston Texans at Denver Broncos - December 26, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. December 26, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Neil Rackers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - October 24th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rackers Kicks Way to Hall of Fame | Pro Football Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Cardinals' kicker Rackers ties NFL record | the Spokesman-Review".
- ^ "Cardinals test obscure free-kick rule". November 23, 2008.
- ^ Maske, Mark (April 24, 2012). "Kicker Neil Rackers says he's signed with the Redskins". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (August 27, 2012). "Redskins release Neil Rackers". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "Beyond Ovarian Cancer: Retired NFL Kicker Neil Rackers Joins Kicking for the Dream". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Romero, José M. (October 15, 2022). "Cardinals' 35th season in Arizona: Kicker Neil Rackers part of team's most memorable moments". AZCentral.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.