Ryan Longwell

Ryan Longwell

Longwell with the Green Bay Packers in 2004
California Golden Bears
Position:	Senior analyst
Personal information
Born:	(1974-08-16) August 16, 1974 (age 50) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bend Senior (Bend, Oregon)
College:	California (1993–1996)
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
As a player:
San Francisco 49ers (1997)* Green Bay Packers (1997–2005) Minnesota Vikings (2006–2011) Seattle Seahawks (2012)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
California (2023–present) Senior analyst
Career highlights and awards Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Minnesota Vikings All-Mall of America Field Team First-team All-Pac-10 (1996) Second-team All-Pac-10 (1995) Career NFL statistics Field goals made: 361 Field goals attempted: 434 Field goal %: 83.2 Longest field goal: 55 Points scored: 1,687 Stats at Pro Football Reference Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974 [1] ) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise. He then played for the Green Bay Packers from 1997 to 2005. He played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2006 to 2011. He also played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks during the 2012 playoffs. Early life Longwell attended high school in Bend, Oregon, where he played high school football for Bend High School's Lava Bears. [1] A three-year letter winner in football as a kicker, Longwell also was the team's backup quarterback. [1] He also played baseball as a third baseman, earning three letters in that sport. [1] He earned all-conference honors in both sports. [1] In 1993, he started college at the University of California, Berkeley where he played football and earned four varsity letters. [1] At California he served as both a punter and placekicker for the team, earning all-conference honors in the Pac-10 his senior year as a punter and second team honors as a kicker. [1] Longwell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. [1] Professional football Green Bay Packers Longwell was acquired by the Green Bay Packers off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers in 1997. With the Packers, Longwell played in Super Bowl XXXII, where he kicked one field goal and three extra points in their 31–24 loss to the Denver Broncos. He spent his first 9 seasons playing for the Packers, and scored over 120 points during 6 of those seasons. By the end of his 7th season in Green Bay, Longwell had passed Hall of Famer Don Hutson to become the Packers all-time leading scorer. And while Mason Crosby has since passed him, Longwell remains second on Green Bay's all-time scoring list. Minnesota Vikings Longwell signed a free agent contract with the Vikings in the 2006 offseason. In his second game with the Minnesota Vikings, Longwell had one of the best performances of his career. He was responsible for all 16 of the Vikings points in a 16–13 win over the Carolina Panthers, kicking three field goals (including the game-winning field goal in overtime) and throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal play in the fourth quarter. In the 2008 season finale against the New York Giants, he kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired to help the Vikings clinch the division in a 20–19 victory. During the 2010 offseason, Longwell, a close friend of Brett Favre, became a sort of unofficial spokesman for Favre, as the media frequently questioned him on whether Favre would return to the Vikings or retire. When Longwell picked Favre up at the airport in Minnesota on August 17, 2010, TV station helicopters followed Longwell's SUV all the way to Vikings headquarters. [2] In 2018, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. [3] Seattle Seahawks and retirement On January 8, 2013, Longwell was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after Steven Hauschka suffered a calf injury. [4] On August 12, 2013, the Green Bay Packers announced that Longwell would retire as a Packer. [5] Records Second leading scorer in Green Bay Packers history with 1054 points. Has the second-most field goals in Green Bay Packers history with 226. Kicked third-longest field goal in Green Bay Packers history (54 yards - tied with Chris Jacke and Dave Rayner) Second most points by a player who never made a pro bowl (1,687) (Mason Crosby - 1,806). Career regular season statistics Career high/best bolded Regular season statistics Season Team (record) G FGM FGA % <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG BLK XPM XPA % PTS 1997 GB (13–3) 16 24 30 80.0 4–4 7–8 10–13 2–4 1–1 50 2 48 48 100.0 120 1998 GB (11–5) 16 29 33 87.9 1–1 6–6 13–15 9–10 0–1 45 0 41 43 95.3 128 1999 GB (8–8) 16 25 30 83.3 0–0 8–9 8–9 8–10 1–2 50 3 38 38 100.0 113 2000 GB (9–7) 16 33 38 86.8 0–0 7–8 10–10 13–15 3–5 52 1 32 32 100.0 131 2001 GB (9–7) 16 20 31 64.5 0–0 3–4 9–10 7–14 1–3 54 2 44 45 97.8 104 2002 GB (12–4) 16 28 34 82.4 1–1 8–9 12–13 7–10 0–1 49 1 44 44 100.0 128 2003 GB (10–6) 16 23 26 88.5 0–0 5–5 11–11 6–9 1–1 50 0 51 51 100.0 120 2004 GB (10–6) 16 24 28 85.7 0–0 8–8 8–9 6–8 2–3 53 0 48 48 100.0 120 2005 GB (4–12) 16 20 27 74.1 0–0 7–7 6–10 3–5 4–5 53 1 30 31 96.8 90 2006 MIN (6–10) 16 21 25 84.0 2–2 7–7 8–8 4–6 0–2 49 2 27 28 96.4 90 2007 MIN (8–8) 16 20 24 83.3 0–0 3–3 6–6 10–11 1–4 55 1 39 40 96.9 99 2008 MIN (10–6) 16 29 34 85.3 0–0 10–10 7–9 6–9 6–6 54 2 40 40 100.0 127 2009 MIN (12–4) 16 26 28 92.9 1–1 10–10 5–6 8–9 2–2 52 2 54 55 98.2 132 2010 MIN (6–10) 16 17 18 94.4 0–0 7–7 8–9 2–2 0–0 48 1 30 31 96.8 81 2011 MIN (3–13) 16 22 28 78.6 0–0 7–7 7–8 6–10 2–3 53 1 38 39 97.4 104 Career (15 seasons) 240 361 434 83.2 9–9 103–108 128–146 97–132 24–39 55 19 604 613 98.5 1687 Family and personal life Longwell is the cousin of 1992 and 1996 Olympic athlete Michael Orr. [1] He is married to Sarah Longwell, and they have two children, Shaye and Reece. Shaye played college tennis at LSU and Reece graduated from Georgia Tech. In 2023, Longwell joined his alma mater, California, under head coach Justin Wilcox as a senior analyst. [6] See also List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players References Ryan Longwell Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine NFLPA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014. "Longwell: QB Favre back to play for Vikings". August 17, 2010. Christl, Cliff. "Ryan Longwell". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023. Hanzus, Dan (January 8, 2013). "Ryan Longwell to sign with Seattle Seahawks". National Football League . Retrieved January 8, 2013. "K Ryan Longwell retires as a Packer". Packers.com. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013. "Ryan Longwell - Senior Analyst - Football Support Staff". 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