Does that sound like Vinatieri? Well, the answer is complicated. Those words come from Chase Vinatieri, the nephew of Adam, who has taken to the family tradition of kicking footballs.
Chase’s father and the oldest of the Vinatieri boys, Chad Vinatieri, started the family tradition by first kicking for Central High School in Sioux Falls, S.D., before attending and kicking for the University of South Dakota. Next came Adam, and then the youngest brother, Beau, who of course kicked for Central High and later on at Black Hills State.
Yet, for Adam, it wasn’t just about kicking from the get-go.