Kyle Brindza
| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 13, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Valparaiso, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Plymouth HS (MI) | ||||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| FG Made: | 6 |
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| FG Attempted: | 12 |
| FG %: | 50% |
| Long FG: | 58 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kyle Brindza (born January 13, 1993) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Notre Dame. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015.
Brindza began attending Notre Dame in 2011 and was limited to being their kickoff specialist as a freshman. Throughout the season he kicked off 71 times for an average of 65.3 yards and 12 touchbacks while playing in 13 contests.
He would return to the same role for the Fightin' Irish in 2012. On September 8, 2012, Notre Dame placekicker, Nick Tausch, would suffer an injury during a game against Purdue. Brindza would come in to replace Tausch but would miss his first career attempt. After missing his first field goal, Brindza then redeemed himself connecting on a 30-yard field goal and a 27-yard field goal with 7 seconds left. The 27-yard field goal sealed the 20-17 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers.
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Brindza signed with the Detroit Lions on May 9, 2015.
Brindza was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tight end Tim Wright on August 31, 2015. He was officially named to the Bucs' roster after the final roster cut to 53 players. Brindza made the team over veterans Connor Barth and Patrick Murray.
On September 27, 2015, in a Week 3 contest against the Houston Texans, Brindza missed 3 field goal attempts and an extra point in a 19–9 loss. However, he made a career long 58-yard field goal in the same game. The next week he would miss 2 field goal attempts and another extra point in a crucial 37–23 loss against the Carolina Panthers.
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