Very sad way to start the day...Rob Bironas..former placekicker for The Tennessee Titans has been killed in a last night suv crash...He was 36..recently married Terry Bradshaws daughter Rachel.. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football for Auburn University and Georgia Southern University. Bironas was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He has been a member of the Charleston Swamp Foxes, Carolina Cobras, New York Dragons and Tennessee Titans. Bironas attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and was a four-year varsity letterman in soccer, a two-year varsity letterman in football and swimming, and added a one-year letterman in track and field. He graduated in 1996.In 2005, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Tennessee Titans, where he finished his first season with the Titans converting 23 of 29 field goals attempts (79.3%) and 30 of 32 extra points attempts (93.8%). Bironas finished the season with 11 touchbacks, which tied him for fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL. In 2006, Bironas built on his previous success and has kicked 4 game winning field goals, including one of 60 yards against the Colts, which tied as the eighth longest in NFL history. Bironas was named the AFC Player of the Month for the month of October (2007). He made 13 of 14 field goals (92.9 percent) and all six PATs as he helped the Titans earn a 3-1 (.750) record for the month. He accounted for 45 of the team’s 81 points in October. In the Titans’ three wins in October, Bironas connected on 12 of 13 field goals, including an NFL-record eight field goals (52, 25, 21, 30, 28, 43, 29 and 29 yards), included the game-winning kick that gave the Titans a 38-36 victory against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on October 21. In the same game, he tied the existing record of five field goals made in a single half. Bironas was selected to the NFLs All-Pro Team and the Pro Bowl. On February 28, 2008 the Titans tendered Bironas to a one-year, $1.417 million contract as a restricted free agent. He signed his tender on May 9, 2008. On February 18, 2009, the Titans signed Bironas to a four-year contract. On March 8, 2013, the Titans and Bironas agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $6.7 million On March 19, 2014, the Titans released Bironas. robbironas
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:33:09 +0000
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