Monday, May 30, 2011

Over For Stover

Matt Stover announced his retirement after a 19 year career. It was done with little fanfare. He didn't play in the 2010 season.

He leaves the NFL as the fourth-ranked scorer in league history with 2,004 points and 474 field goals. He was the last member of the original Cleveland Browns still in the league before the team became the Baltimore Ravens in 1996.

He was selected by the New York Giants as the 329th overall pick in the 1990 draft. He was unable to beat Matt Bahr for the kicking job, but ended up with the Browns in 1991 and stayed through the 2008 season.

He was a late signing in the 2009 season by the Indianapolis Colts because of an injury to Adam Vinitieri. The Colts decided to have Stover kick in the post-season. At the age of 42, he became the oldest player to appear in a Super Bowl.

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