Patriots kickoff 2016: A look at Stephen Gostkowski

Today, we end our summer-long New England Patriots kickoff countdown series by profiling the owner of the No. 3 jersey, kicker Stephen Gostkowski.

Gostkowski is the subject of discussion because there are just three days until the Patriots open the 2016 season.

Size: 6-foot-1, 200 pounds

College: Memphis

NFL experience: 10 seasons

Selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, Gostkowski has proven wrong those who questioned the Patriots for taking a kicker so early in a draft. Clearly, the Patriots knew what they were doing, as Gostkowski is now the most accurate kicker in Patriots’ franchise history and one of the best kickers in NFL history, period. Gostkowski is one of…