Now that Super Bowl LIX is the final game before the official start of the NFL offseason, certain activities, such as trade requests, mock drafts, and retirement announcements, have already begun.
On Tuesday, former New York Giants kicker Mason Crosby announced his retirement from football.
“I think I’ve been putting this off for two years, I’ve been putting it out of my mind…today I make my official announcement to retire from the NFL,” Crosby said on 105.7 The Fan. “My 17 seasons in the NFL surpassed all of my childhood hopes and dreams.”
Crosby spent the first 16 seasons of his career with the Green Bay Packers, where he won Super Bowl XLV.
As a rookie in 2007, Crosby led the NFL with 130 points scored and was the first player in league history to kick a 50-yard game-winning field goal with under a minute remaining in his debut. Ironically enough, his rookie season ended at the hands of the Giants, the team he would eventually finish his career with.
After Crosby spent most of the 2023 season as a free agent, the Los Angeles Rams signed him to their practice squad for a short time in early December 2023. The Rams later released him, but he signed with the Giants soon after and appeared in three games for Big Blue.
Crosby went 5-for-7 in field goals and 6-for-7 in extra points during his short stint with the Giants.
Crosby concludes his career with an 81.3 % field goal percentage and currently holds the NFL record for most consecutive postseason field goals (20).
With 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, don’t be surprised if Crosby eventually signs a one-day contract with Green Bay to retire as a Packer.
