The Green Bay Packers decided to move on from legendary place kicker Mason Crosby last off-season. It was a decision that many felt was necessary, however, one year removed and some fan are still questioning it.
As we get closer to the 2024 season veteran kicker is still looking for a home.
Former Green Bay Packers Kicker Mason Crosby Enters OTAs Unemployed
According to Randy Gurzi of FanSided:
A Colorado product, Mason Crosby was selected in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Packers. He spent the next 16 seasons of his career in Green Bay and while he goes down as one of the best kickers in franchise history, it wasn’t always pretty.
Crosby connected on less than 80 percent of his field goal attempts for the first four seasons of his career. That included a 2009 campaign where he missed four of six attempts from beyond 50 yards and was good on just 75 percent of his tries.
Still, the Packers showed faith in him and he showed signs of life in 2011 when he made 85.7 percent of his tries. That goodwill was nearly lost when he made 21-of-33 kicks the following year, for a career-low of 63.6 percent.
Finally, he was solid after that and turned into one of the more reliable kickers in the NFL. He’s even had a lot of success in the playoffs, going 3-of-4 on field goals and 16-of-16 on extra points during their Super Bowl run following the 2010 season.
Crosby’s last season with the Packers was in 2022 and he appeared in just two games for the New York Giants in 2023, making 5-of-7 kicks.
There was a belief he would join Dallas to play for Mike McCarthy again but the rise of Brandon Aubrey ended that hope. Now approaching 40 years of age, time might be running out for Crosby, even though he proved last year he can still kick the ball, even drilling a 52-yarder.
Will Mason Crosby Kick Again In The NFL?
A Mason Crosby played 16 seasons as Packers kicker. Having spent most of the 2023 season unsigned, Crosby signed with the Rams’ practice squad on Dec. 6. A month later, Los Angeles released Crosby to keep Lucas Havrisik.
It wasn’t long after that before Crosby had his second new team: the New York Giants. A quad injury forced Cade York, along with Graham Gano (knee) and Randy Bullock (hamstring), to be placed on injured reserve for the Giants’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles late in the season. In preparation for Christmas Day’s NFC East showdown, the New York Giants signed Crosby to their practice squad Friday.
As one of the most accomplished kickers in NFL history, Crosby has accumulated a great deal of experience. Green Bay selected him in the sixth round of the 2007 draft, and he spent 16 straight seasons as its top special teams player.
He led the league in extra points made three times, and he logged the 13th-most career field goal conversions (395). During Green Bay’s 2020 season, including playoffs, he went a perfect 20 of 20 on FG attempts.
His experience would be valuable to any team. At this point, however, it feels like an injury may be Crosby’s most likely way onto a 53-man roster.
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