Mason Crosby is not calling it kicks. Now he is calling it quits after 17 NFL seasons.
The long-time kicker for the Inexperienced Bay Packers is formally retiring. Crosby, 40, introduced the information himself on “The Mason Crosby Present”, which is on native radio in Milwaukee.
“I am simply so, so grateful, so grateful for the chance to return to Inexperienced Bay in 2007, drafted within the sixth spherical out of the College of Colorado, to turn out to be a Packer and to be part of this fraternity and legacy, the historical past of the Inexperienced Bay Packers,” Crosby mentioned (h/t ESPN). “It is in regards to the followers. It is in regards to the folks. It is about my teammates. For me, I used to be all the time a ‘we’ man. We’re doing this. We’re dominating and profitable the NFC North 9 instances whereas I used to be a Inexperienced Bay Packer for 16 years, making the playoffs, profitable the Tremendous Bowl as a crew. For me, every little thing I bear in mind and every little thing I take into consideration is in regards to the crew.”
Crosby kicked in Inexperienced Bay from 2007-22 and he is at the moment the Packers’ all-time leading scorer by a big margin with 1,918 factors. The subsequent closest participant is kicker Ryan Longwell, who notched 1,054 factors from 1997-2005.