As the football world prepares for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, a prolific postseason performer has announced his retirement.
Longtime Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby announced Tuesday on his radio show that he would officially step away from the NFL.
BREAKING!
– 17-Year NFL Career
– Super Bowl Champion
– All-Time #Packers Leading Scorer
– 11th All-Time in Points in NFL History
Heck of a Career #2!
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Crosby did not play in 2024, so the decision wasn’t surprising. He commented on his time in the league and what’ll come next.
“The NFL said I was retired at the end of this year because if you don’t play for a year, you technically ride off into the sunset. But I’m not riding off into the sunset. I was always so worried about retirement and being done with something. Being done with a career. But I found things I’m chasing and passionate about,” Crosby said.
He mentioned he was looking for the words to say, and his wife told him to focus on gratitude, attitude, and the future.
“I’m just so, so thankful, so grateful for the opportunity to come to Green Bay in 2007, drafted in the sixth round out of the University of Colorado, to become a Packer and to be a part of this fraternity and legacy, the history of the Green Bay Packers,” the 40-year-old said.
Crosby played 258 games for the Packers over 16 seasons and is Green Bay’s all-time leading scorer. He was 400-of-492 on field goal attempts in his career, giving him a respectable 81.3 completion percentage. He was the NFL’s scoring leader in 2007.
Additionally, Crosby was pivotal to Green Bay’s postseason success during his career. He holds the NFL record for most consecutive field goals made in the postseason with 20. Crosby was Green Bay’s kicker for their Super Bowl XLV victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“It’s about the fans, the people. my teammates. For me, I was always a ‘we’ guy. We’re doing this. We’re dominating and winning the NFC North nine times while I was a Green Bay Packer for 16 years, making the playoffs, winning the Super Bowl as a team. For me, everything I remember and everything I think about is about the team.”
Before being drafted by the Packers, Crosby had a tremendous collegiate career with the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named to the All-Big 12 first team thrice and was a two-time All-American in Boulder.
