Todd France

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Todd France
Position (s):
Kicker 		Jersey numbers:
3, 4
born on February 13, 1980 in Toledo , Ohio
Career information
Active : 2004 - 2009
Undrafted in 2002
College : Toledo
Teams
Career statistics
Field goals     7th
Field goal attempts     9
blocked field goals     2
Extra points     6th
Extra point attempts     6th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Todd M. France (* 13. February 1980 in Toledo , Ohio ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the Kickers .

Career

Todd France played college football at the University of Toledo for the Toledo Rockets from 1998 to 2001 . In his second year he managed 18 of 26 field goal attempts, which is why he was elected to the second team All-MAC . As a junior he got 15 of 19 field goal attempts and all 49 extra points, which is why he got into the first team All-MAC. In his senior year, he scored 12 of 17 field goals and 44 of 45 extra points. In 2001, France helped the Rockets win the conference title when they ran a fake field goal over 16 yards for a touchdown , 0:23 back in the MAC Football Championship . This move, known as Nerd Up the Middle, is one of the Toledo Rockets' greatest moments. Overall, he scored 337 points in his college career, which is the third most in school history. In 2012 he was inducted into the Rockets' Hall of Fame.

In 2002 he signed with the Minnesota Vikings . He attended the training camps there in 2002 and 2003, but never made it into the preseason. His only field goal attempts during this time were at Rhein Fire in the NFL Europe (NFLE), where he converted four out of eight attempts. In 2004 the New York Giants signed him . After Matt Bryant was fired , a competitor was injured and his preseason performed well, his chances of getting into the NFL initially looked good. After France missed a 44-yard field goal in the last preseason game, the Giants signed Steve Christie , which ended the time at the Giants for France. In 2005 France was sent by the Buccaneers to NFL Europe (NFLE), where he played for the Hamburg Sea Devils . He set a NFLE record by scoring 24 field goals in one season. Nevertheless, the Buccaneers France dismissed in the course of the final squad reduction on September 5, 2005 before the start of the NFL season. On September 20, 2005, the Philadelphia Eagles enlisted France for their Practice Squad . France got into the active squad and was able to convert six of seven field goal attempts, with his only failure being a block. He was released on October 26, 2005. After Bryant, who was now playing in Tampa, injured, the Buccaneers signed France as a replacement. In his only mission, he converted one of two field goal attempts and his only extra point attempt. He stayed in the squad for two weeks before being fired on December 20, 2005. In 2006 France moved to the Arena Football League . He retired from football in 2009 to focus on his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Todd France, Football (1998-2001). Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ John Robinson Block (Ed.): 100 Years of Toledo Football . Toledo Blade Company , 2017, ISBN 978-0-692-94023-5 , pp. 73 .
  3. ↑ John Robinson Block (Ed.): 100 Years of Toledo Football . Toledo Blade Company , 2017, ISBN 978-0-692-94023-5 , pp. 101 .
  4. ↑ Pete Williams: The Draft: A Year Inside the NFL's Search for Talent . St. Martin's Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4299-1001-9 , pp. 110 .
  5. ^ Giant kick helps France. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  6. ↑ NFL Notebook: Dolphins choose Fiedler as starting QB. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  7. ^ NFL Europe Review and World Bowl Preview. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  8. ↑ NFL teams reduce rosters to 53 men. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
  9. ^ Eagles sign kicker Todd France. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  10. ^ Eagles claim Cortez from Dallas, release France. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  11. ↑ Heller Returns. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
  12. ^ Pro kicker's new field, goal. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME France, Todd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES France, Todd M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player on the position of the kicker
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio