Mason Crosby Biography
Mason Crosby is a renowned American football placekicker. He currently, plays for Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He is a happily married man and father of three adorable children.
Mason Crosby Early Life & Education
Mason Walker Crosby was born on September 3, 1984, in Lubbock, Texas. He is the son of Karen Crosby and Jim Crosby. He has a brother named Rees Crosby, who is a junior at Tech. Mason graduated from University of Colorado with a degree in communication in 2006. His father, Jim was a running back in college for the UTEP Miners.
Mason Crosby Career
During Mason time at the University of Colorado, he played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 2003 to 2006. With the team he displayed extraordinary leg strength, making a school record 60-yard field goal against Iowa State in 2004.
His 58-yard field goal toward Miami in 2005 was the highest ever kicked in NCAA Division I-A football at sea-level without a tee. In total, Crosby contains 31 school records. Crosby connected on 66 of 88 field goals in total during his college career, and 30 of 34 inside 40 yards.
Crosby was elected by the Green Bay Packers with the 19th pick of the sixth round (193rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, the last of three back-to-back picks for the Packers, and the third kicker overall.
Twitter:
First trip to @LambeauField was incredible. Thanks @Joe_Etter for showing me the ropes. Solid game @crosbykicks2 #tundra pic.twitter.com/2OfOQScslf
— Patton Kizzire (@pkizzire) January 9, 2017
Crosby joined training camp in a battle with incumbent placekicker Dave Rayner.rosby ended 2007 with the highest-scoring season by a kicker in franchise history.
On July 27, 2011, the Packers re-hired Crosby to a 5-year, $14 million deal. In 2012, he completed the 2012 NFL regular season with a 63.6 field-goal percentage.
"My goal is to do it as long as possible.”@crosbykicks2's career longevity not yet defined 📰: https://t.co/nWGwnJInsA pic.twitter.com/Gtt2cgTAJd
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) August 2, 2017
In 2013, Crosby rebounded from his disappointing 2012 season by setting career records in a number of field goals and field goal percentage. He made 33 out of 37 field goals, an 89.2 field-goal percentage.
Had a great time @ErinHillsGolf today. Going to be an epic @usopengolf thanks for hosting us @USGA #iliketrophies pic.twitter.com/K3UTM8nEnC
— Mason Crosby (@crosbykicks2) May 17, 2017
On March 1, 2016, Crosby hired a four-year contract expansion with the Packers. Crosby kicked 2 field goals, of 56 and 51 yards on January 15, 2017, against the Dallas Cowboys.
Mason Crosby Personal Life
Crosby is a happily married man. He and his wife Molly Ackermann Crosby has been married for a long time. He met his wife Molly in college, she was a cheerleader and he was a football player.
Twitter: Mason with his wife Molly;
Two days ago with @molly_c_crosby what has happened out there! #snowday pic.twitter.com/MhfkeV0B7h
— Mason Crosby (@crosbykicks2) February 24, 2017
From there, Mason and his wife’s romance began and decided to get married. Molly and Mason got married on June 28, 2008. Currently, this lovely couple lives with their three adorable children. Nolan James born on August 15, 2010, and daughters Charlotte born in May 2013 and little Elizabeth born early in 2015.
Twitter: Mason and his wife’s children playing;
What a beautiful morning! Happy Easter! Christ has risen! And the Easter bunny popped in too. #Easter2017 #easterbasket pic.twitter.com/p1je6Ps7w1
— Mason Crosby (@crosbykicks2) April 16, 2017
Crosby is a Christian. Crosby has talked about his faith by saying,
“I think’ He helps me knowing that kicking is what I do, not who I am. It’s not everything that I am. I can escape knowing that my relationship with Christ is what carries m’. I’m always reading in the Proverbs and Psalms to relax my mind before we play. I know that God cares for me all the time regardless of any outcome here”.
Mason Crosby Net Worth
Mason has own Chevrolet, Ford and Range Rover cars. The value of the cars around $1 Million. Mason Crosby resides in Texas with his family. He bought this House in 2012. The present value of the House around $1.1 Million.
His first-year salary cap number is $2.4 million, which as reported earlier this week leaves the Packers with about $19.1 million of cap space. He carries $1.25 million of prorated signing bonus as cap obligation each of the four years of the deal.
If Mason was cut after the 2017 season, it would be $2.5 million and if it were after the ’18 season it would be $1.25 million.His Net Worth is expected to continue to grow at a staggering pace. For the next three years, Mason Crosby’s net worth is likely to grow by around 120% based on the Current Estimates.
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