Rian Lindell

Rian Lindell

Lindell with the Bills in August 2012
No. 9, 4
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1977-01-20) January 20, 1977 (age 40)
Place of birth:	Portland, Oregon
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Vancouver (WA) Mountain View
College:	Washington State
Undrafted:	2000
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2000)* Seattle Seahawks (2000−2002) Buffalo Bills (2003−2012) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-PAC-10 (1999) NFL record for most consecutive extra points made to start a career (321)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 212 Field Goals Made: 306 Field Goals Attempted: 377 Field Goals %: 81.2 Career Long FG: 56 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Rian David Lindell (born January 20, 1977) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Washington State

Lindell studied in Pacific Junior High School (now Pacific Middle School) in Vancouver, Washington, and was coached by Mike Daltoso. He later attended Mountain View High School, where he played as a placekicker, tight end and defensive end in football, receiving All-league honors on special teams and defense as a senior. He also lettered in baseball, playing as a pitcher and receiving All-state honors as a third baseman in his senior season.

Lindell walked on at Washington State University. He was named the starter as a sophomore, on a team that included quarterback Ryan Leaf, finishing with a school record 58 extra points scored, while making 12 out of 17 field goals.

He also played in the 1998 Rose Bowl at the end of his sophomore season, losing to a Michigan team that included future NFL players Brian Griese, Tom Brady (who was Griese's backup for the game) and Charles Woodson.