Neil Rackers

Neil Rackers
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Rackers at Redskins training camp in 2012
No. 5, 1, 4
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1976-08-16) August 16, 1976 (age 48)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Aquinas-Mercy (St. Louis, Missouri)
College:Illinois (1995–1999)
NFL draft:2000 / round: 6 / pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pro (2005)
  • Pro Bowl (2005)
  • 2× leader in field goal attempts in the NFL (2005, 2006)
  • PFW Golden Toe Award (2005)
NFL records
  • 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)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:264
Field goal attempts:330
Field goal %:80.0
Longest field goal:57[1]
Player stats at PFR

Neil William Rackers[2] (born August 16, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Rackers was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, and also played for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans.

  1. ^ "Houston Texans at Denver Broncos - December 26, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. December 26, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Neil Rackers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.