Adam Vinatieri Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 212 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- December 28, 1972 (51)
- Experience
- 24th Season
- Drafted
- 1996 / Rd. / Pk. (NE)
- College
- South Dakota State
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Adam Vinatieri News
Former New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri announced his plans to retire from the NFL on Wednesday. Vinatieri dealt with injuries and struggled in 2019 and didn't play at all in 2020. The living legend is considered the greatest kicker of all time, and he retires as the only kicker to have converted 250-plus field goals with multiple teams -- 320 with the Colts and 263 with the Patriots. The 48-year-old played 24 seasons in the league and made some of the most clutch kicks in the sport while willing four Super Bowls -- three with the Pats and one with the Colts. Vinatieri is the sports' all-time leading scorer (2,605) and also holds the record for field goals made (583), total games played and consecutive field goals made (44). He also has the most seasons with 100-plus points (21), most playoff points (238) and most consecutive games scoring (32). Vinatieri will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. What a career.
Free-agent kicker Adam Vinatieri reportedly wants to return to the NFL for a 25th season. His rehab following knee surgery has been slowed down due to COVID-19, but Vinatieri is hoping to be healthy and ready to go when the new NFL season kicks off. After spending the past 14 seasons with the Colts, it looked like the veteran kicker's time in the NFL might be coming to a close after he converted on a career-low 68 percent of his field-goal attempts last season. But even if he doesn't return to Indianapolis, some team will be willing to give the veteran one more shot, though his days as a must-start fantasy kicker seem to be behind him.
The future of kicker Adam Vinatieri remains unknown, according to Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich. Vinatieri has not made a decision on whether he wants to return to kick for a 25th season in the NFL. The 47-year-old future Hall of Famer has been rehabbing his knee following season-ending surgery last year, and the Colts are waiting for his rehab to progress before making a decision on whether they want to re-sign him. The Colts already have Chase McLaughlin on roster, so it will be a tough decision if Vinatieri wants to come back and kick, especially since he wasn't performing up to his standards before he was placed on Injured Reserve. He missed 14 kicks -- eight field goals and six extra points. If Vinatieri returns to the Colts or another team, he won't be worth drafting in most standard fantasy leagues.
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