Rob Bironas

Rob Bironas
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Bironas with the Titans in November 2008
No. 2
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born:(1978-01-29)January 29, 1978
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:September 20, 2014(2014-09-20) (aged 36)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Trinity
(St. Matthews, Kentucky)
College:
Undrafted:2001
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Most field goals made in a game: 8
  • Most points scored in a game, no touchdowns: 26
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:239
Field goal attempts:279
Field goal %:85.6
Longest field goal:60
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Robert Douglas Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American professional football placekicker who played the majority of his professional career with the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Auburn University and Georgia Southern University.

He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. Bironas' active professional career began in Arena football where he was a member of the Charleston Swamp Foxes, Carolina Cobras, and the New York Dragons and had intermittent offseason stints with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2005, he signed with the Titans, with whom he played for nine seasons and was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007. Bironas was killed in a car crash on September 20, 2014.