Green Bay Packers
Mason Crosby - #2 - K
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 1"/ 207 lbs. |
| Birthday | 09/03/1984 |
| Birthplace | Lubbock, TX |
| College | Colorado |
| Years played | 7 |
| Drafted | 2007, 6th round, 19th pick by Packers |
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PLAYER NEWS
The Green Bay Packers are sticking with Crosby.|||||||
Crosby has missed seven of the 18 field goals he's attempted so far this season. His 61 percent accuracy rate is second-to-last in the NFL. He missed a 50-yarder and a 38-yarder against the Lions. He did connect on a 39-yarder with seconds left to give the Packers a four-point cushion. Crosby says he believes he has to correct his mechanics. He says he doesn't think he's dealing with any type of a mental block.
Crosby made all six extra points Thursday in a 42-34 win over the Saints.|||||||
With Aaron Rodgers leading a high-powered attack, don't expect Crosby to be lining up for field goals too often.
Crosby has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with the Green Bay Packers, agent Mike McCartney tells The Associated Press.|||||||
In four seasons with the Packers, Crosby has made 78.1 percent of his kicks and missed only one career extra point. Crobsy made 78.6 percent of his kicks last year and hit a career-high, 56-yard field goal in the season opener against Philadelphia.
Crosby made all four extra points and his lone field-goal attempt in a 31-25 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.|||||||
Crosby became the first kicker to win the Super Bowl with the Packers since Chris Jacke in 1996. Jacke, however, missed a field goal in that win over New England.