Jason Hanson
 Jason Hanson kicked the game winning field goal in a Lions game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 16, 2007. |
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| No. 4 Detroit Lions | |
| Placekicker | |
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| Date of birth: June 17, 1970 | |
| Place of birth: Spokane, Washington | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Washington State | |
| NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 | |
| Debuted in 1992 for the Detroit Lions | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011 | |
| Field Goals Made | 463 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 565 |
| Field Goals % | 81.9 |
| Long Field Goal | 56 |
| Points Scored | 2,016 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jason Douglas Hanson (born June 17, 1970) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round (56th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft, and has been a captain for the team for five straight years. Hanson holds the NFL record for the most games played with one team, as well as multiple kicking and scoring records.
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[edit] High school career
Hanson attended Mead Senior High School in Spokane, Washington and lettered in football, soccer, track, and basketball. As a senior, he won All-Greater Spokane League honors as both a kicker and punter and was named a first team All-State honoree by the Washington Sportswriters Association.
[edit] College career
Hanson attended Washington State University, where he set or tied many NCAA records. At WSU he was a teammate of quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Hanson's percentage of 57.1 for field goals from 50 yards or greater is both a school and Pacific-12 Conference record. He holds the record for most field goals from 50 yards or more (20), and 40 yards or more (39). His school records include most points scored (328), most games with two or more field goals (20), field goals (63), and PATs (139). He received a bachelor of science degree in Premed.
[edit] Pro career
Hanson was selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Lions, for whom he still plays today. No NFL player has been with the same team as long as Hanson (310 games), setting the record in Week 2 of the 2011 season vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. With the trade of Brett Favre, as well as the retirement of Michael Strahan, Hanson is the last player to have played for the same team he played for prior to the advent of free agency and the salary cap in the NFL.
Currently in his 20th season with the Lions, Hanson is the all-time longest-tenured Lion, and is the only one that was with the team for both its playoff runs in the 1990s as well as the team's now-infamous 0-16 campaign in 2008. He is tied with both Jackie Slater and Darrell Green (who each spent 20 seasons with the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins, respectively) for the most consecutive seasons playing for one team. Slater, Green, and Lou Groza (whose 21-year career with the Browns was non-consecutive due to a brief one-year retirement) are all now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On December 14, 2008, against the Indianapolis Colts, Hanson passed Morten Andersen for most 50+ yard field goals in NFL history. Hanson again had a good year, ending the 2008 NFL season 21 for 22 on field goal attempts (including 8 for 8 from 50+ yards) and 25 for 26 on extra point attempts. Statistically this was the second best season of Hanson's career with field goal attempts, only missing one. After the late 2010 NFL season, Hanson has only missed eight extra points in his career, 5 of which were blocked.
On December 2, 2010, the Lions placed him on injured reserve due to an injured right knee.[1]
Was named NFC Special Teams player of the month for September 2011 after kicking a perfect 8 of 8 field goals for the month. This is his fifth-career Special Teams Player of the Month award and his first since November 2003.
As of December 18, 2011, Hanson is the team's all-time leader in scoring, with 2,001 points, and in field goals with 461, and holds a variety of other team records for kicking and scoring. He represented the NFC in the Pro Bowl in 1998 and 1999, and was an alternate in 1997 and 2008. He has scored 17 game-winning field goals in his career; eight in regulation and nine in overtime.
[edit] All-Time NFL scoring list
As of January 1, 2012, Hanson ranks as the fourth leading scorer all-time, with 2,016 points. Hanson moved into fourth place (passing George Blanda and Matt Stover) on December 24, 2011 with 8 points against the San Diego Chargers.
[edit] NFL records (as of December 24, 2011)
- Most field goals (50 or more yards) (total) - 50 [2]
- Most field goals (50 or more yards) in a season - 8 (tied with Morten Andersen)
- Became the second player in league history to score 200+ points against 3 different teams (Packers, Bears, Vikings)
- Most career games with one NFL team (310)[3]
- On December 18, 2011, became the first player in NFL history to score 2,000 points with one franchise.
[edit] Personal life
His brother Travis was a kicker for the University of Washington Huskies. He and his wife, Kathleen, were married in 1992 and have three children together.
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