Neil Rackers
Neil Rackers
Neil William "Rickety" Rackersis a retired American football player who was a placekicker in the National Football Leaguefor twelve seasons. He played college football for the University of Illinois. Rackers was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, and Washington Redskins...
alcohol foot glad locker room win
Well, I feel there had to be a lot of alcohol involved. It's flattering, but at the same time, I am really glad we didn't win so we can set foot in the locker room again.
bowl cash elated everybody extra form honor money playoff pro represent win
We're here to win ballgames. That's why we play this game. The Pro Bowl honor is nice. It's an honor to represent your team, but it's about everybody getting a little extra cash in the form of playoff money at the end of the year. I'll be elated when that happens.
assured ball lying satisfied struggling team three
I would be lying if I wasn't satisfied at this point. The team was struggling and we don't get the ball in the end zone. (It's great) for them to be assured to have three points.
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Obviously when things go horribly wrong at the beginning of your career, it's nice to know first of all that you're able to fix it and second of all than an organization gave you the opportunity to fix it.
regrets
Nope. I'd have no regrets about this year, other than the two I just told you about -- the 54-yarder and the 43-yarder.
field kick nice struggling sure team zone
It's just nice when the team is struggling and we don't get in the end zone that they can be sure that I can kick a field goal,
cheering
They want to see action, they want to see football. With the whistling, I didn't know if that was cheering or booing.
drive full kicking stay
We're able to go back to kicking the way we did in college, ... being able to stay on that foot, being able to drive into the ball, going into a kickoff full speed.
best city crowd experience great mexico
The experience in Mexico City has been wonderful, and this capped it off. It was wonderful. They're great fans, really into the game, more knowledgeable than I thought they would be. It was probably the best crowd I've been around.
best crowd great
They're great fans, really into the game, more knowledgeable than I thought they would be; it was probably the best crowd I've been around,
best both easy job
I would say they're both the best at what they do, ... It makes my job easy when I know where the ball's going to be every time.
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Physically, I would honestly say I was stronger when I came in the league, you know, younger, more flexible, ... But I think the things that you learn -- a 30-yarder doesn't have to be bombed -- I think I've definitely gotten a lot smarter with kicks. You don't have to bomb every one of them. Shoot, I don't need to go after a ball unless we're 52 yards away.
cheap
I just told you how cheap I was. C'mon.
deal hit honestly neat people point record sure
I honestly haven't thought about it. Other people are saying, 'No one's ever done that, and that's every kicker ever.' I'm sure at some point it'll hit me and it's kind of a neat deal that it'll be in the record books.