Adam Vinatieri’s career the stuff of legends. A former rookie free agent out of South Dakota State who had to spend a year in the NFL Europe before getting his shot in the “real” NFL, Vinatieri was the leader in numerous categories when he announced his retirement on Wednesday after 24 seasons in the league.
He is the all-time leading scorer (2,673 points), has played in more combined regular season and playoff games than anybody else (397), and holds multiple kicking records — from most field goals made (599), to most postseason points (238), to most consecutive field goals (44), to overtime field goals (12), among others.