Alex Henery

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Alex Henery

Alex Henery (right) kicking a field goal.
No. 6     Philadelphia Eagles
Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school: Omaha (NE) Burke
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
Debuted in 2011 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (2010) Second-team All-Big 12 (2009, 2010) Guy Chamberlin Trophy (2010) 3× Nebraska Special Teams MVP (2008, 2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics as of 2012
Field goals made 51 Field goals attempted 58 Field goal percentage 87.9 Long field goal 51 Stats at NFL.com

Alex Henery (born August 17, 1987) is an American football kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, setting an NCAA record for field goal accuracy with a 89.5% success rate. He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Early years

Henery was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Omaha Burke High School and was one of the top walk-ons in Nebraska's 2006 class. He earned Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Nebraska and first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State honors as a punter. Henery averaged 41.4 yards per punt as a senior, and also connected on 6-of-10 field goals and 37-of-38 extra-point tries.

Henery helped Burke to a 7-5 finish and a trip to the state semifinals. He earned first-team all-state honors as a junior, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. He also played soccer for the Bulldogs, helping them to a 14-3 record and a state playoff appearance as a junior.

Henery also played soccer and led Burke to a 14-3 record and the state playoffs. He received a scholarship offer to play soccer for Creighton University.

College career

Henery attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010. For most of his college career, he served as the punter and placekicker for the Cornhuskers, and received all-conference honors at both positions. He was a second-team All-Big 12 selection at placekicker in 2009 and 2010, and was previously an honorable mention selection in 2008; at punter, he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2010, and received honorable mention honors in 2009. On November 28, 2008, he set a Nebraska team record when he kicked a 57-yard field goal in a 40–31 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. During his four seasons as a Cornhusker, he set an NCAA career record by completing 89.5 percent of his attempted field goals. His total accuracy on combined field goals and extra points also set a new NCAA record of 96.7 percent. He is the all-time leading scorer in NU history with 397 points.

Professional career

The Philadelphia Eagles chose Henery in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 120th overall pick. He began the 2011 season as the Eagles' starting placekicker, and set a new NFL record for field goal accuracy by a rookie kicker. In Week 16, he kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal in a 20−7 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium.

In his second year with the Eagles, he set a franchise record by making 18 consecutive field goals, and went on to extend the record to 22 (then-longest active streak in the league), before just missing a 58 yard field goal in Week 14 against Tampa Bay.

Personal

Henery is the son of Guy (computer business) and Mary Henery (a medical technologist at Creighton University). He has an older brother named Eric and a younger sister named Andrea. In 2011 he married his long time girlfriend Johna.

Henery was named to the 2010 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team for his community outreach work. Henery has volunteered his time with numerous hospital visits, the Omaha Heart Walk, School is Cool and other elementary school events.

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio
• Nebraska Cornhuskers football bio

Sporting positions
Preceded by David Akers	Philadelphia Eagles Starting Kickers 2011–present	Succeeded by present