NFL: Son Nolan Crosby And Family Life - Meet Mason Crosby Children With Wife Molly Ackerman

Publish date: 2024-05-05

From 2003 to 2006, Crosby participated in football for the Colorado Buffaloes at the University of Colorado Boulder. He demonstrated exceptional leg strength when a Colorado student kicked a school-record 60-yard field goal against Iowa State in 2004. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Crosby was chosen for the first team of the Big 12. He got first-team honours from numerous athletic organizations and was named a unanimous first-team All-American following his junior season in 2005.

The Beginning

2007 was a turning point in Mason’s career as The Green Bay Packers selected Crosby in the sixth round of that season’s NFL Draft. He started his professional career with a bang as he kicked three field goals in his debut regular-season game. He converted a 53-yarder and a 42-yarder with two seconds left to help the Packers overcome the Philadelphia Eagles. Since 1979, the game-winning kick was the first made by a rookie on opening weekend.

Crosby became the first player in his NFL debut to kick a game-winning field goal with just over a minute left and a 50-yard field goal. He had a successful time with the squad, breaking many leagues and team records. The most significant season of his career thus far was 2010. Crosby played in Super Bowl XLV against the Steelers after that season for the Packers. He made his only field goal and all four extra-point attempts in the 31-25 victory.

2011 To Present

Crosby was re-signed by the Packers on July 27, 2011, to a 5-year, $14 million contract. However, his performance after that season started to dip gradually. He had a 63.6 field goal percentage for 2012; this was the league’s lowest field goal percentage for an active kicker.

However, Crosby tied Ryan Longwell and Chester Marcol for the franchise single-season record with 33 field goals in the 2013 campaign. Again in 2016, Crosby and the Packers agreed to a four-year contract extension, but the following season, he finished the campaign with a field goal completion rate of 78.9%, which was the lowest in his career since 2010.

Crosby continued playing for his team for four more years, and later, in 2020, he extended his contract with the Packers for a three-year, $12.9 million deal. However, the Packers added Crosby to the reserve/COVID-19 list on July 30. He became operational on August 15, 2020. The Green Bay Packers changed the terms of Crosby’s contract on March 23, 2021, converting a portion of his basic pay into a salary bonus and his $1.25M roster bonus into a signing bonus. His contract was extended by three blank years as a part of this reorganization.

Always smile seeing Mason Crosby out there. Remember when we drafted him…in 2007. Had job from first day there, still cooking 15 years later.

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) September 19, 2022

Crosby and Packers are not having a great 2022 season as, well. They have played two games in this season’s NFL maintaining a 50% win percentage. This season is crucial for the team and for Crosby to prove his capabilities and shine again as he used to do in the past.

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