Blair Walsh
| Blair Walsh | |
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Position (s): Kicker |
Jersey numbers: 3, 7 |
| born on January 8, 1990 in Boca Raton , Florida | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2012 - 2019 | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 175 | |
| College : Georgia | |
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* only offseason / no regular season assignments |
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| Career statistics | |
| Field goals | 147 |
| Field goal attempts | 176 |
| Quota | 83.5% |
| Longest field goal | 56 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Blair Richard Walsh (* 8. January 1990 in Boca Raton , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the Kickers , who is currently a free agent is.
Career
college
Blair Walsh was a kicker for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2008 to 2011 . He kicked 184 of 185 extra points and 76 of 103 field goals . He scored his longest field goal from 56 yards away.
NFL
Minnesota Vikings
Walsh was signed in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft as the 175th player by the Minnesota Vikings . There he should replace Ryan Longwell , who moved to the Seattle Seahawks . In his first season he broke the NFL record for the most successful field goals over 50 yards in one season, he scored a total of ten. He also set the team record for most points scored by a rookie , with a total of 141 points, just three points behind the NFL record. In addition, he equalized the NFL record for most field goals scored by a rookie, with 35 field goals he drew level with Ali Haji-Sheikh , who had held this record since 1983. Because of his good performance, he was elected to both the Pro Bowl and (as the only rookie) in the All-Pro team.
In the fourth game of the 2013 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers , he broke the old NFL record of eleven field goals with his twelfth field goal over 50 yards in a row.
In the wild card game of the 2015 season against the Seattle Seahawks , he missed a field goal from 27 yards 26 seconds before the end with a score of 10: 9 for the Seahawks, which is why the Vikings were eliminated from the play-offs .
After a poor start to the 2016 season, the Minnesota Vikings announced their release on November 15, 2016 .
Seattle Seahawks
On February 9, 2017, Walsh signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks , who lost their kicker Steven Hauschka to the Buffalo Bills in the Free Agency .
Atlanta Falcons
After Walsh had not found a team in the 2018 season that wanted to sign him, he joined the Atlanta Falcons again for one year in the following 2019 season , but was released shortly before the start of the regular season.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Seahawks defeat Vikings, advance to Divisional Round. In: nfl.com. National Football League, January 10, 2016, accessed January 10, 2016 .
- ^ Seahawks sign K Blair Walsh, who could replace Steven Hauschka. In: usatoday.com. USA TODAY, February 9, 2017, accessed March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Blair Walsh. In: spotrac.com. Retrieved on August 29, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Walsh, Blair |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walsh, Blair Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boca Raton , Florida , United States |