| No. 7 Baltimore Ravens | |
| Placekicker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 30, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Drake | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
| Debuted in 2002 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
| Field goals | 75–100 (75%) |
| Extra points | 114–115 (99%) |
| Touchbacks | 10 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
William A. "Billy" Cundiff (born March 30, 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Drake.
Cundiff has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns.
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Early years
Cundiff attended high school in Harlan, Iowa where he was a three time All-Iowa and helped lead his team to the Iowa state championship in 1998.
College career
Cundiff played college football at Drake University where he broke five Pioneer Football League records including most points and most career field goals.[1] Cundiff was brought to the 2002 training camp as a free agent, and won out over incumbent Tim Seder as the team's kicker.
Cundiff also was part of the Drake University Men's Basketball team during his time at Drake. He played sparingly, partly due to several members of the team being ruled academically ineligible.
In July 2007, Billy enrolled in a full-time MBA program at Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Cundiff played four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 2002 to 2005. He kicked a then-record seven field goals in a game against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football on September 15, 2003.[2]
In 2005, which would have been his fourth season with the team, he was waived/injured during training camp following a quadriceps injury, and briefly replaced by kickoff specialist José Cortéz, who had not been expected to make the team. Cundiff was later re-signed on November 19, 2005 (directly following the mandatory period after an injury waiver) having recovered from his training camp injury. He replaced kicker Shaun Suisham, in the hope of providing greater consistency to the Cowboys' special teams. In his first game back with the Cowboys, Cundiff made a 56-yard field goal at the end of the first half to set a record for longest field goal in franchise history. Cundiff played six games that season before being released by the Cowboys on December 26, 2005 after missing two field goals in a critical game against the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys re-signed Suisham to replace him for the season finale.[3]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 15, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Cundiff to a contract but released him after kicker Matt Bryant was re-signed.[4]
Green Bay Packers
Cundiff signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 28, 2006 and was expected to compete with Dave Rayner for the starting kicking position before being cut by Green Bay on August 17, 2006.[5]
New Orleans Saints
On November 22, 2006, the New Orleans Saints signed Cundiff as a kickoff specialist, easing the workload of John Carney.
Atlanta Falcons
After being released by the Saints, Cundiff signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 4, 2007, but was released at the end of the preseason after losing the starting job to Matt Prater.
Kansas City Chiefs
In January 2008, Cundiff was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a two-year contract. He was released prior to the regular season.
Detroit Lions
Cundiff was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 26, 2009 after an injury to placekicker Jason Hanson. He was cut on September 5, 2009.
Cleveland Browns
Cundiff was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 26, 2009 after an injury to placekicker Phil Dawson.[1] Cundiff beat out Matt Bryant in a workout with the Browns' and was signed after the Browns first choice of Matt Stover declined to sign with the team.[2] In week 5 of the 2009 NFL season, Cundiff hit the game-winning field goal to help the Browns beat the Buffalo Bills, 6-3. He was waived on November 3, 2009.
Baltimore Ravens
Cundiff was brought in by the Baltimore Ravens for a workout on November 10, 2009[3] and was signed on November 18, 2009[4] to replace Steve Hauschka who was waived on November 17, 2009.[5]
On November 29, 2009 Cundiff kicked the game winning field goal in overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17.
Notes and references
- ^ http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter/status/4397822946
- ^ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/26/dawson-out-cundiff-in-for-cleveland/
- ^ Hensley, Jamison (November 10, 2009). "Ravens bring two kickers in for tryouts". The Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/2009/11/ravens_bring_two_kickers_in_for_tryouts.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/11/Ravens_Sign_Cundiff.aspx
- ^ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/11/Press_Release_-_Hauschka_Released.aspx
- ^ Game Recap from Record-Tying Game Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ Billy Cundiff NFL players profile Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Cowboys release Cundiff, re-sign Suisham for finale, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Tampa Bay signs kicker Cundiff as insurance, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Billy Cundiff news on Yahoo! Sports Retrieved August 23, 2006.
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