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| Date of birth: January 29, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 83 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| Field Goals Made | 80 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 96 |
| Field Goals % | 83. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Chris Hatcher An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of Sportsperson who plays or attempts to play in a professional Sports league. The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Charleston Swamp Foxes were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The following is a list of players that were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team in 2007. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 2008 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was the NFL 's All-star game for the 2007 season. James Robert Douglas Bironas (born January 29, 1978 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American football Placekicker for the Tennessee A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from 3 |
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James Robert Douglas Bironas (born January 29, 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of Sportsperson who plays or attempts to play in a professional Sports league. He played college football at Georgia Southern. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Chris Hatcher
Bironas was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2008. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL He has also been a member of the Charleston Swamp Foxes, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Cobras, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Dragons. The Charleston Swamp Foxes were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers.
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Early years
Bironas attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and was a four-year varsity letterman in soccer, a two-year varsity letterman in football and swimming, and also added a varsity letter in track and field. Trinity High School', a High school in Louisville Kentucky, first opened its doors in 1953, when Archbishop John Floersh anticipated Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance He graduated in 1996.
College career
Bironas attended Auburn University where he was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award in 1998 after making 12 of 16 field goal attempts (including two successful 49-yard tries with the four misses from 40+) and making all 18 PATs for a team-high 54 points. Auburn University ( AU or Auburn) is a State university located in Auburn, Alabama, U The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top College football Placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission The following season, the preseason All-SEC kicker was kicked off the football team and replaced by the punter, Damon Duval. The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Damon Duval (born April 3, 1980, in Morgan City Louisiana) is a Canadian Football League punter/kicker for the Montreal Alouettes [1][2] Bironas later transferred to Georgia Southern University, where his brother was on the soccer team, for his final year of collegiate eligibility. Georgia Southern University (GSU is a public co-educational Regional Research University located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA While with the Eagles, Bironas won the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship, before returning to graduate from Auburn with a degree in marketing. The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Chris Hatcher
Professional career
Arena football
Bironas spent the 2003 season with the Charleston Swamp Foxes of the Arena Football League's minor league system (af2). The Charleston Swamp Foxes were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football League 's Minor league, which started play in 2000. He made 12 of 27 field goal attempts that season for the Swamp Foxes. He moved up to the Arena Football League in 2004 with the Carolina Cobras converting 17 of 40 field goal attempts and 70 of 89 extra point tries. Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season He spent the 2005 season with the New York Dragons before signing with the Titans connecting on seven of 16 field goal attempts and 99 of 117 extra point attempts for the AFL's New York Dragons. The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers.
Note: AFL Goal posts are nine-feet wide with a crossbar height of 15 feet (NFL goalposts are 18 1/2 wide with the crossbar at 10 feet).
National Football League
Early career
Bironas spent time on the preseason rosters of the Green Bay Packers (2002), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2004). The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida.
Tennessee Titans
In 2005, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Tennessee Titans, where he finished his first season with the Titans converting 23 of 29 field goals attempts (79. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. 3%) and 30 of 32 extra points attempts (93. 8%). Bironas also finished the season with 11 touchbacks, which tied him for fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL.
In 2006, Bironas built on his previous success and has kicked a number of game winning field goals. In week 12, he kicked a 49 yard field goal in the final seconds to beat the New York Giants 24-21. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The following week (December 3, 2006), he converted a 60 yard field goal with seven seconds remaining to upset the Indianapolis Colts. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. It was the longest in franchise history and is tied for the fourth longest field goal ever kicked in NFL history (along with Morten Andersen and Steve Cox). Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American football kicker. Stephen Everett Cox (born on May 11, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former American football punter and Placekicker Bironas was also awarded AFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Colts. After the game, ESPN's Chris Berman called him Rob "My Bironas", a reference to the song "My Sharona" by The Knack. Christopher ("Boomer" James Berman (born May 10, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American sportscaster " My Sharona " is the 1979 debut single released by rock band The Knack, off their album Get the Knack. The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see He kicked another game winning field goal aganisit the Buffalo Bills in week 15 to improve the Titans record to 8-7. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Rob finished the season converting 22 of 28 field goal attempts (78. 5%) and 32 of 32 extra points for 98 points. He also tied an NFL record (most recently Josh Brown, Seattle Seahawks, also in the 2006 season) by converting four game winning field goals in a season. Joshua Brown (born April 29, 1979 in Foyil Oklahoma) is an American football Placekicker for the St The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA Rob has 5 career game winning field goals in the 12 wins the Titans have had in the last two seasons.
Bironas was named the AFC Player of the Month for the month of October. He made 13 of 14 field goals (92. 9 percent) and all six PATs as he helped the Titans earn a 3-1 (. 750) record for the month. He also accounted for 45 of the team’s 81 points in October. In the Titans’ three wins in October, Bironas connected on 12 of 13 field goals, including an NFL-record eight field goals (52, 25, 21, 30, 28, 43, 29 and 29 yards), included the game-winning kick that gave the Titans a 38-36 victory against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Oct. 21. The previous NFL record was seven field goals in a game, which was accomplished by four players: Jim Bakken (9/24/67), Rich Karlis (11/5/89), Chris Boniol (11/18/96) and Billy Cundiff (9/15/03). James LeRoy Bakken (born November 2, 1940, Madison Wisconsin) is a former American football punter and Placekicker Richard John Karlis (born May 23, 1959, in Salem Ohio. Karlis is best known for kicking the game winning field goal in overtime for the Broncos against Chris Boniol (born December 9, 1971, in Alexandria Louisiana (the seat of Rapides Parish) is a former professional American football Billy Cundiff (born March 30, 1980 in Valley Center California) is an American football Placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs In the same game, he also tied the existing record of five field goals made in a single half. Bironas hit a 56 yard field goal against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football on 11/19/07 (one yard shy of the longest field goal of the season) - he was 4/5 on 50+ yard field goals in the 2007 season. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Rob Bironas was also selected to the NFL's All Pro Team and was the AFCs kicker in the pro bowl.
On February 28, 2008 the Titans tendered Bironas to a one-year, $1. 417 million contract as a restricted free agent. In the National Football League, a restricted free agent (RFA is one with three accrued seasons of service who has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined He signed his tender on May 9, 2008. .
Records and honors
- AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - 2006 Season - Week 13
- AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - 2007 Season - Week 7
- AFC Special Teams Player of the Month - 2007 Season - October
- Most game winning field goals in a season (4 in 2005 - Tied, most recently, Josh Brown)
- Most field goals in a game (8) - October 21, 2007 at Houston Texans
- Most points by a kicker in a game (26) - October 21, 2007 at Houston Texans
- Most field goals in a half (5 - Tied with Morten Andersen and Chris Boniol) - October 21, 2007 at Houston Texans
- 2008 Pro Bowl selection
Career statistics
FIELD GOALS
| Season | PAT | PAT Pct. Josh Brown or Joshua Brown may refer to Josh Brown (American football, an American football kicker Josh Brown (musician, a musician Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American football kicker. Chris Boniol (born December 9, 1971, in Alexandria Louisiana (the seat of Rapides Parish) is a former professional American football The 2008 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was the NFL 's All-star game for the 2007 season. | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FG-FGA | FG Pct. | Long | Points |
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| 2005 | 30/32 | 93. 8% | 0/0 | 10/10 | 6/7 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 23/29 | 79. 3% | 53 | 99 |
| 2006 | 32/32 | 100. 0% | 0/0 | 10/11 | 7/7 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 22/28 | 78. 6% | 60 | 98 |
| 2007 | 28/28 | 100. 0% | 0/0 | 10/12 | 12/12 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 35/39 | 89. 7% | 56 | 133 |
| TOTALS | 90/92 | 97. 8% | 0/0 | 30/33 | 25/26 | 18/25 | 7/12 | 80/96 | 83. 3% | 60 | 330 |
KICKOFFS
| Season | KO | Avg. | TB | Ret | Ret Avg | TD | Onside | Recov |
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| 2005 | 71 | 64. 2 | 11 | 57 | 22. 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 70 | 62. 2 | 10 | 57 | 22. 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 141 | 63. 2 | 21 | 114 | 22. 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Preceded by Joshua Cribbs |
AFC Special Teams Player of the Month 2007 Season - October |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Matt Stover |
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week 2007 Season - Week 7 |
Succeeded by Mike Scifres |
| Preceded by Roscoe Parrish |
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week 2006 Season - Week 13 |
Succeeded by Maurice Jones-Drew |
| Preceded by Gary Anderson |
Tennessee Titans Placekickers 2005-present |
Succeeded by TBD |
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