Billy Cundiff
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| Kansas City Chiefs — No. 1 | |
| Placekicker | |
| Date of birth: March 30, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Valley Center, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 207 lb (94 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
| College: Drake | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Billy Cundiff (born March 30, 1980 in Valley Center, California) is an American football placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Drake.
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[edit] Early years
He attended high school in Harlan, Iowa where he was a two time All-Iowa and helped lead his team to the Iowa state championship in 1998.
[edit] College career
Cundiff played college football at Drake University where he broke five Pioneer Football League records including most points and most career field goals. Cundiff was brought to the 2002 training camp as a free agent, and won out over incumbent Tim Seder as the team's kicker.
[edit] Professional career
Cundiff played four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 2002 to 2005. He kicked a then-record seven field goals in a game against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football on September 15, 2003.
In 2005, which would have been his fourth season with the team, he was released (via injury waiver) during training camp following a quadriceps injury, and briefly replaced by kickoff specialist José Cortéz, who had not been expected to make the team. Cundiff was later re-signed on November 19, 2005 (directly following the mandatory period after an injury waiver) having recovered from his training camp injury. He replaced kicker Shaun Suisham, in the hope of providing greater consistency to the Cowboys' special teams. In his first game back with the Cowboys, Cundiff made a 56-yard field goal at the end of the first half to set a Cowboys record for longest field goal in team history. Cundiff played six games that season before being released by the Cowboys, on December 26, 2005 after missing two field goals in a critical game against the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys resigned Suisham to replace him for the season finale.
On February 15, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Cundiff to a contract but released him after kicker Matt Bryant re-signed. Cundiff signed with the Green Bay Packers in March 28, 2006 and was expected to compete with Dave Rayner for the starting kicking position before being cut by Green Bay on August 17, 2006.
On November 22, 2006, the Saints signed Cundiff as a kickoff specialist, easing the workload of John Carney.
On May 4, 2007 he signed with the Falcons but was later released.
In January 2008, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a two year contract.
[edit] Personal
During the offseason he is a substitute teacher in Phoenix, recently seen at Scottsdale Christian Academy.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Game Recap from Record-Tying Game Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ Billy Cundiff NFL players profile Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Cowboys release Cundiff, re-sign Suisham for finale, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Tampa Bay signs kicker Cundiff as insurance, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
- ^ Billy Cundiff news on Yahoo! Sports Retrieved August 23, 2006.
