Packers.com » Team » Players

Players

Coaches

Staff

Team / Players / Mason Crosby

K MASON CROSBY #2

6' 1" • 207 lbs. • Colorado

Exp: 3rd NFL Season, 3rd Packers Season
Age: 25
Acquired: Draft 2007 (6c)
Current Status: Active Roster

2008 Bio:

His 268 career points are the most in NFL history by a player in his first two seasons, and the second-most in the league spanning 2007-08, behind only New England’s Stephen Gostkowski (285)
Captured the league scoring title with 141 points in 2007, becoming the first rookie to do so since Chicago K Kevin Butler in 1985 and setting Green Bay records for points by a kicker, and by a rookie (any position), in a single season
His 17 touchbacks in 2008 were the most by a Packers kicker since 1972 (Chester Marcol, 28). His 31 touchbacks the last two years rank seventh in the league over that span
Came up just a yard or two short of a potential NFL-record 69-yard field goal on a free kick in the 2008 finale
Established a total of 31 game, season and career records at Colorado. His field goals made, attempted and percentage also set Big 12 Conference records
Made a 58-yard FG at Miami in 2005, the longest field goal at sea level in NCAA Division I-A history without a tee. Had a 65-yard FG attempt fall less than a yard short in 2006 vs. Iowa State
Has made 162 consecutive PATs, a streak that dates back to his sophomore season in college. His last PAT miss came on Nov. 6, 2004, at Kansas

Pro Summary

Strong-legged and level-headed, followed up a record-setting rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign
Came up just shy of 80 percent on his field goals once again, making 27-of-34 (79.4 percent) in 2008 after hitting a similar percentage, 31-of-39 (79.5 percent), in 2007
Also added a career-best 17 touchbacks this past season, the most by a Packers kicker since 1972 (Chester Marcol, 28) and since kickoffs were moved back to the 30-yard line in 1994
Already had the latter milestone with his 14 touchbacks as a rookie, and his 31 in two years rank seventh in the league over that span
Overall in two seasons, has made 58-of-73 field goals (79.5 percent) and all 94 PATs, extending a personal PAT streak to 162 that dates back to his sophomore season in college (last PAT miss: Nov. 6, 2004, at Kansas)
His 268 points over the last two years are the most in NFL history by a player in his first two seasons and second most by an NFL kicker spanning 2007-08, behind only New England’s Stephen Gostkowski (285)
That scoring total also ranks as the most in franchise history by a kicker for a two-year span and third in the team’s record books, trailing only Paul Hornung, who posted 322 points (1960-61) and 270 (1959-60) as a kicker and running back
Decorated rookie year began by winning the kicking job from incumbent Dave Rayner during 2007 training camp as a sixth-round draft pick
Captured the league scoring title with 141 points, becoming the first rookie to lead the league since Chicago K Kevin Butler in 1985
Finished just three points shy of tying Butler’s NFL record for points in a season by a rookie kicker (144)
Also set franchise records for points in a season by a kicker, surpassing Ryan Longwell’s 131 points in 2000, and for points by a rookie, joining Marcol (1972), Chris Jacke (1989) and Longwell (1997) as the only kickers in Packers history to score more than 100 points as a rookie
His 141 points in 2007 rank third behind Hornung (176 in 1960, 146 in 1961) on the team’s single-season scoring list
Also earned ‘NFC Special Teams Player of the Month’ for November, when he made 12-of-15 field goals over a five-game stretch, including five from 45 yards or longer
Booted a 53-yard FG and a 42-yard game winner in his first professional contest, vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9, 2007), and his season took off from there, earning recognition on the Dallas Morning News All-Rookie team
A good athlete who has made 10 tackles on special teams in his career and could serve as emergency punter if needed
In college, already had proven his kicking prowess was not simply a product of kicking in the mountain air of Colorado, having hit a 58-yard field goal at Miami in 2005, the longest field goal at “sea level” in NCAA Division I-A history without a tee
The only players in football history, college or pro, to kick longer field goals at sea level without a tee were a pair of New Orleans Saints – Tom Dempsey (63 vs. Detroit in 1970) and Morten Andersen (60 vs. Chicago in 1991)
Established a total of 31 game, season and career records at Colorado, where he holds the all-time records for points scored (307), field goals made (66) and attempted (88), extra points made (109) and attempted (117), field goal percentage (75.0) and longest field goal made (60 yards)
His field goals made, attempted and percentage also set Big 12 Conference career marks
Earned various first-team All-American honors his final two seasons and was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award his final three years

2008 Season

Playing in every game, tied for sixth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL among kickers with 127 points, the sixth-highest, single-season point total without a touchdown in team history
Tied for third in the NFC and tied for sixth in the NFL with 17 touchbacks, the most by a Packers kicker since 1972 (Marcol, 28) and since kickoffs were moved back to the 30-yard line in 1994
Connected on 27-of-34 FG attempts (79.4 percent) and all 46 extra points
Registered four special teams tackles
Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8): Connected on a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter and posted two touchbacks on kickoffs. Also had 33-yard attempt blocked as time expired in first half, and made tackle of DE Jared Allen on the return
At Detroit (Sept. 14): Matched career high with three touchbacks (also vs. San Diego, Sept. 23, 2007)
Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Connected on 50-yard field goal in third quarter, but had 43-yard kick in second quarter wiped out by holding penalty and missed ensuing 53-yarder
At Seattle (Oct. 12): Kicked 51-yard field goal in fourth quarter to give Packers 27-10 lead and made a tackle of Josh Wilson on a kickoff return in the first quarter
At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Made field goals from 23, 25 and 38 yards out, the 38-yarder with 5:30 remaining tied the game at 16. Also tackled Chris Carr at the Tennessee 35 on a fourth-quarter kickoff return
At Minnesota (Nov. 9): Connected on field goals of 47 and 40 yards and posted two touchbacks, but with the Packers trailing 28-27, his 52-yard FG attempt sailed wide right with 26 seconds remaining
Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16): Matched career-long kick with 53-yard FG right before halftime to put Packers up 17-3 and added field goals from 33 and 45 in the fourth quarter, giving him his first game of the season and fourth career with two 45-plus yard field goals
At Chicago (Dec. 22): Made 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but his 38-yarder with under 30 seconds remaining and score tied at 17 was blocked
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Attempted 69-yard field goal on a free kick at the end of the first half with no time left on the clock that fell a couple of yards short

2007 Season

Played in all 16 games, plus both playoff contests, making 31-of-39 FG attempts (79.5 percent) and all 48 PAT tries in the regular season, and going 2-for-2 on FGs and 8-for-8 on PATs during postseason
Beat out incumbent Dave Rayner for kicking duties in the preseason and went on to capture the league scoring title with 141 points, the first rookie to do so in 22 years, and earned All-Rookie honors from the Dallas Morning News
Also posted 14 touchbacks, good for third in the NFC and sixth in the league; at the time that was the most by a Green Bay kicker in 16 years (Chris Jacke, 15 in 1991)
Named ‘NFC Special Teams Player of the Month’ in November, when he made 12-of-15 field goals over a five-game stretch, including five from 45 yards or longer
Vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9): Hit a 53-yard FG and a game-winning 42-yarder with two seconds left in his first professional contest to earn ‘NFC Special Teams Player of the Week’ honors. According to Elias Sports Bureau, became the first player in league history to kick a 50-plus yard field goal and a game-winning field goal in the final minute of his first NFL game. Scored his first NFL point on a PAT following a Tracy White touchdown on a muffed punt fumble recovery. His first career field goal came from 53 yards in the first quarter to give Green Bay a 10-0 lead; also converted a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter to tie the score 13-13
At Kansas City (Nov. 4): Made 4-of-5 attempts (48, 36, 32, 45), plus all three PATs; missed a 52-yarder. His 45-yard conversion gave Green Bay a 26-22 fourth-quarter lead in the eventual 33-22 win
At St. Louis (Dec. 16): Made all four field goal attempts (44, 50, 25 and 46 yards) and all three PATs, plus two touchbacks, earning him ‘Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week’ honors
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Made field goals of 33 and 35 yards, plus all four PAT attempts. In the fourth quarter, kicked a 35-yard field goal, his last points of the season that allowed him to take the scoring title from New England WR Randy Moss
Vs. Seattle (Jan. 12): Made a career-best six PAT tries in NFC Divisional playoff
2007 Draft: The third of Green Bay’s three consecutive sixth-round picks (193rd overall), the third kicker selected. Was the 16th player from Colorado drafted by the Packers and first since defensive tackle Darius Holland (D3a-95)

College

Established a total of 31 game, season and career records at Colorado, where he holds the all-time records for points scored (307), field goals made (66) and attempted (88), extra points made (109) and attempted (117), field goal percentage (75.0) and longest field goal made (60 yards)
His field goals made, attempted and percentage also set Big 12 Conference career marks
Earned various first-team All-America honors his final two seasons and a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award his final three years, finishing runner-up after superb 2005 campaign
Hit a 58-yard field goal at Miami (Sept. 24) that season, the longest field goal at “sea level” in NCAA Division I-A history without a tee, and one of four 50-plus field goals he made on the road that year
Made 10-of-14 field goals from 50-plus his sophomore and junior seasons combined before falling off that pace as a senior when he missed seven of nine from 50-plus, including two attempts from 63 (vs. Montana State) and 65 (vs. Iowa State), the latter falling less than a yard short
Made two FGs of 50-plus in one game three times in his career
Missed only two extra points over his final three years in college, making 78 of 80, including 60 straight to conclude career
Noted for his booming kickoffs as well, on 203 career kickoffs recorded 138 touchbacks, including 88 that went through the end zone
Majored in communication
Senior season (2006): Was an All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, Pro Football Weekly and the Walter Camp Foundation, adding third-team honors from The Associated Press
All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice for the third consecutive year, only the seventh player in school history to achieve that
Scored 76 points on 19-of-28 FGs and 19-of-19 PATs
Six of his misses were on long-range attempts (three from 50-59 yards, three from past 60 yards)
Only 15 of his 43 kickoffs were returned, with 11 of 27 touchbacks out of the end zone
The opposition’s average starting point after kickoffs was the 22-yard line
Tried first and only punt of his career in season opener vs. Montana St. (Sept. 2), good for 43 yards
Converted a 40-yard FG in second quarter vs. Colorado St. (Sept. 9), his 49th field goal to surpass Jeremy Aldrich for the most field goals in a CU career
With two FGs and one PAT at Missouri (Sept. 30), became school’s all-time leading scorer, besting previous record holder Eric Bieniemy (254 points)
Closed his career by becoming the first Colorado placekicker to play in the Senior Bowl, where he helped the North to a 27-0 win with nine points on three PATs and two FGs of 38 and 21 yards
Junior season (2005): Became the first Colorado placekicker to earn consensus All-American first-team honors (The Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, The NFL Draft Report, SI.com, Walter Camp and Rivals.com.)
Runner-up for the Lou Groza Award by just six points to Oregon State’s Alexis Serna
Unanimous All-Big 12 first-team choice and named Special Teams Player of the Year by the league’s coaches
Led the team in scoring with 94 points, converting all 31 PATs and 21-of-28 field goals
Was 5-of-7 from beyond 50 yards, with four of the five made ones coming on the road, and 8-of-11 from 40 to 49 yards
Also led the nation in FGs made from 50 yards or more for the second straight year, and led the nation in average distance per field goal made at 41.2 yards
Only 18 of his 61 kickoffs were returned, with 33 of his 43 touchbacks out of the end zone
Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors four times (vs. Colorado State, at Miami, at Kansas State and Missouri), joining Texas Tech QB Kliff Kingsbury (2002) as the only other Big 12 player to receive the honor at least four times in a season
Opened the season vs. Colorado State on his 21st birthday (Sept. 3) by booting a 48-yard field goal to tie the score at 21 with 2:32 left and then hitting the first of two game-winning kicks in his career, a 47-yarder with just four seconds left
Had the other game-winner at Kansas State (Oct. 29), a 50-yarder with six seconds left in swirling winds for a 23-20 victory; that came after already making a 52-yard kick in the second quarter
Sophomore season (2004): Named a unanimous All-Big 12 first-team selection and semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award
Earned second-team All-American accolades from The NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com, adding honorable mention from Sports Illustrated
Led the NCAA in field goals made from 50-plus yards with six (topping Ohio State’s Mike Nugent, the Groza winner, who had five), and connected on 23-of-29 field goals overall (19-of-23 regular season, 4-of-6 in Houston Bowl)
Scored 85 points, making 28-of-30 PATs
Only 17 of his 59 kickoffs were returned, with 26 of 41 touchbacks out of the end zone
The opponent average starting yard-line after all his kicks was the 21
Won the first of two Bill McCartney Awards (also in 2005), given to the team’s most outstanding special teams player as selected by the coaches
Became just the 10th player in NCAA history to make a 60-yard or longer field goal without a tee when he nailed a 60-yarder against Iowa State (Oct. 16), the longest in the nation in 2004; had three other FGs in that 19-14 win, including a 54-yarder for the first of his three career games with two FGs of 50-plus
Freshman season (2003): Became only the second true freshman to handle the placekicking chores in a CU season opener in school history
Set a Colorado record for the most points scored by a freshman with 52
Connected on 31-of-37 PATs and 7-of-9 field goals
Only 10 of his 37 kickoffs were returned, with 17 of 26 touchbacks out of the end zone
Made his first five career field goals, one shy of the school record

Personal

Given name Mason Walker Crosby
Born in Lubbock, Texas
Married the former Molly Ackerman on June 28, 2008, and spent honeymoon in the Bahamas
Father, Jim, was a running back in college at Texas-El Paso (UTEP) and graduated from Texas Tech
Received the male career athletic achievement award at Colorado’s annual CUSPY awards ceremony (Colorado University Sports Performers of the Year)
Is in Colorado’s Folsom Field’s Ring of Fame
Filmed an NFL.com fantasy football ad spot that showed him booting three footballs into the local Brown County Courthouse bell tower
Also partnered with the famous Radio City Rockettes dance team as part of an advance promotional event prior to their visit to Green Bay for a performance during the 2008 regular season. Well known for a routine that features their trademarked kicking steps, the dancers joined Crosby at Ray Nitschke Field to receive instruction on football-kicking techniques
High school: As a junior and senior at Georgetown (Texas) High School, earned first-team All-District 13-5A honors as a placekicker, punter and free safety, adding All-Central Texas region recognition as a kicker
PrepStar named him to its All-Midlands team, while Rivals.com ranked him as the third-best placekicker in the nation
During his final two seasons, converted 15-of-21 field goals (long of 59) and 40-of-45 PATs
Owned a 38.2-yard average for 100 punts (64 long), with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including five inside the 5
At free safety those two years, recorded 136 tackles (51 solo, 18 for loss) with six interceptions, seven passes broken up, three forced fumbles and four recoveries
Vs. Cedar Park High as a senior, made the longest field goal in Texas prep football in eight years and tied for the third-longest in state history with a career-best 59-yarder
Also had a 61-yard punt in the game
Vs. Round Rock, had seven tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown and kicking the PAT following the score
Also earned two letters in soccer (defense/midfielder), receiving All-District honors as both a sophomore (14 goals) and junior (17 goals)
Community involvement: Took part in the Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Classic charity tournament featuring several members from the Friday Night Lights movie and television show; proceeds go to support spinal cord injury research
Also serves on the board of directors for a charity based in his hometown, called Eagle Locker, an organization that aims to raise awareness of the homeless teen problem in Georgetown and to obtain city funding to build a center for homeless teens that would provide shelter, counseling and academic assistance. This past spring, paid for a group of Eagle Locker teens to go on a shopping spree for shoes and other needed clothes
Has participated in the Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game, the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon, and the Al Harris Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling Event
Has rung bells for the Salvation Army during the holidays, attended the local Families of Children With Cancer holiday party, spoken to area high school students about the value of an education and the importance of staying in school, and donated autographed footballs and jerseys to his hometown high school for separate fundraisers
Hobbies/interests: Enjoys hiking, camping, hunting and fishing, and once caught a 35-inch grouper while spearfishing
Is a single-digit handicap golfer and tries to play in as many charity golf tournaments as possible
This past offseason, was aboard a Packers Fan Tours cruise that went to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Montego Bay, and he also took a vacation to Mexico
Residence: Georgetown, Texas

Player Stats

Scoring
		Field Goals					PAT
Year	GP	FG	FGA	Pct	Lg	Blk	XP	XPA	Pct	Blk	Points
2007 Green Bay	16	31	39	79.5	53	1	48	48	100.0	0	141
2008 Green Bay	16	27	34	79.4	53	2	46	46	100.0	0	127
NFL totals (2 years)	32	58	73	79.5	53	3	94	94	100.0	0	268
Playoffs
Year	GP	FG	FGA	Pct	Lg	Blk	XP	XPA	Pct	Blk	Points
2007 Green Bay	2	2	2	100.0	37	0	8	8	100.0	0	14

Field Goals
Year	1-19	Pct	20-29	Pct	30-39	Pct	40-49	Pct	50+	Pct
2007 Green Bay	1/1	100.0	8/8	100.0	10/11	90.9	9/14	64.3	3/5	60.0
2008 Green Bay	1/1	100.0	8/8	100.0	10/13	76.9	5/6	83.3	3/6	50.0
NFL totals (2 years)	2/2	100.0	16/16	100.0	20/24	83.3	14/20	70.0	6/11	54.5
Playoffs
Year	1-19	Pct	20-29	Pct	30-39	Pct	40-49	Pct	50+	Pct
2007 Green Bay	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	2/2	100.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0

Kickoffs
Year	No	Ret	TB	TB Pct
2007 Green Bay	96	82	14	.146
Playoffs
Year	No	Ret	TB	TB Pct
2007 Green Bay	12	12	0	0.0

Additional statistics: Special teams tackles - 6 in 2007, 1 in '07 playoffs, 4 in 2008; NFL total: 10.

KICK BY KICK
2007: (53G, 37G, 42G) (42N) (28G) (28G, 44G, 33G) (37G, 37G) (46N, 37G, 38N) (19G, 26G) (48G, 36G, 52N, 32G, 45G) (39G, 24G) (49B, 49N, 47G) (20G, 20G, 26G) (47G, 52G) (43N, 44G, 52N) (44G, 50G, 25G, 46G) ( ) (33G, 35G) Postseason: ( ) (36G, 37G)

2008: (42G,33B) (25G,39G) (36G,38G,33G) ( ) (53N,50G) (29G,51G) (31G,36N,29G) (23G,25G,38G) (47G,40G,52N) (53G,33G,45G) ( ) (32G,44G,19G) ( ) (22G,23G,38G) (46N,28G,38B) (69N,36G)

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Field Goals
Attempted: 5, at KC (11/4/07)
Made: 4, two times (last: at StL, 12/16/07)
Long: 53, vs. Phi. (9/9/07) and vs. Chi. (11/16/08)
Longest Attempted: 69, vs. Det. (12/28/08)

Kickoffs
Most: 9, vs. SD (9/23/07)
Touchbacks: 3, vs. SD (9/23/07) and at Det. (9/14/08)

NFL debut: vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/07
First NFL field goal: vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/07 (53 yards)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2007: Selected by Green Bay Packers as third of three selections in sixth round (193rd overall) of '07 NFL Draft, April 29...Signed first contract, July 23.

CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2010

ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats
Game Date	Opp	Kicking						Sacks
Game Date	Opp	FA	FG Att	FG Pct	PAT	PAT Att	PAT Pct	Sacks
Sep 9, 2007	PHI	3	0	1.00	1	1	1.00	0
Sep 16, 2007	@NYG	0	0	0.00	5	5	1.00	0
Sep 23, 2007	SD	1	0	1.00	4	4	1.00	0
Sep 30, 2007	@MIN	3	0	1.00	2	2	1.00	0
Oct 7, 2007	CHI	2	0	1.00	2	2	1.00	0
Oct 14, 2007	WAS	1	0	0.33	2	2	1.00	0
Oct 29, 2007	@DEN	2	0	1.00	1	1	1.00	0
Nov 4, 2007	@KC	4	0	0.80	3	3	1.00	0
Nov 11, 2007	MIN	2	0	1.00	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 18, 2007	CAR	1	0	0.33	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 22, 2007	@DET	3	0	1.00	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 29, 2007	@DAL	2	0	1.00	3	3	1.00	0
Dec 9, 2007	OAK	1	0	0.33	5	5	1.00	0
Dec 16, 2007	@STL	4	0	1.00	3	3	1.00	0
Dec 23, 2007	@CHI	0	0	0.00	1	1	1.00	0
Dec 30, 2007	DET	2	0	1.00	4	4	1.00	0
2007 Totals		31	0	0.0	48	48	100.0	0
Sep 8, 2008	MIN	1	0	0.50	3	3	1.00	0
Sep 14, 2008	@DET	2	0	1.00	6	6	1.00	0
Sep 21, 2008	DAL	3	0	1.00	1	1	1.00	0
Sep 28, 2008	@TB	0	0	0.00	3	3	1.00	0
Oct 5, 2008	ATL	1	0	0.50	3	3	1.00	0
Oct 12, 2008	@SEA	2	0	1.00	3	3	1.00	0
Oct 19, 2008	IND	2	0	0.67	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 2, 2008	@TEN	3	0	1.00	1	1	1.00	0
Nov 9, 2008	@MIN	2	0	0.67	3	3	1.00	0
Nov 16, 2008	CHI	3	0	1.00	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 24, 2008	@NO	0	0	0.00	3	3	1.00	0
Nov 30, 2008	CAR	3	0	1.00	2	2	1.00	0
Dec 7, 2008	HOU	0	0	0.00	3	3	1.00	0
Dec 14, 2008	@JAC	3	0	1.00	1	1	1.00	0
Dec 22, 2008	@CHI	1	0	0.33	2	2	1.00	0
Dec 28, 2008	DET	1	0	0.50	4	4	1.00	0
2008 Totals		27	0	0.0	46	46	100.0	0
Sep 13, 2009	CHI	2	0	0.67	1	1	1.00	0
Sep 20, 2009	CIN	1	0	0.50	3	3	1.00	0
Sep 27, 2009	@STL	3	0	1.00	3	4	0.75	0
Oct 5, 2009	@MIN	1	0	1.00	2	2	1.00	0
Oct 18, 2009	DET	4	0	1.00	2	2	1.00	0
Oct 25, 2009	@CLE	1	0	0.50	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 1, 2009	MIN	2	0	0.67	2	2	1.00	0
Nov 8, 2009	@TB	0	0	0.00	4	4	1.00	0
Nov 15, 2009	DAL	1	0	0.50	2	2	1.00	0
2009 Totals		15	0	0.0	23	24	95.8	0
Packers Totals		73	0	0.0	117	118	99.2	0

Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau